Information Technology Reference
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The Corporation (or more accurately, Robert Shoemaker, supported by the
corporation) obtained two patents, of which one defines the structure of the
chiropticene molecule and the other one the technology for creating three-
dimensional systems based on these molecules. The technology utilizes modern
chemical methods for forming molecular environments,
including Langmuir-
Blodgett films.
James Marek determines the prospects of chiropticene as an opportunity to
create memory devices with a capacity of about 16 terabits per cubic inch. This is
approximately two trillion data units. According to Marek, the molecular memory
developed stores in the same volume 34 times more information than the modern
solid-state memory. The design of the memory device allows for parallel writing/
reading of data. It is capable of reading a million bits of information in a single read
operation, with 2,000 read operations per second, thus achieving the read/write
speed of about 2 gigabits per second.
Remarkable advances of the developers of chiropticene and of rotaxane-based
memory represent the cutting edge of modern technology. But it will take more
time and effort to make these devices commercially available.
