A fast and low-power microelectromechanical system-based non-volatile memory device

Sang Wook Lee (), Seung Joo Park, Eleanor E. B. Campbell and Yung Woo Park ()
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Sang Wook Lee: School of Physics, Konkuk University
Seung Joo Park: Seoul National University
Eleanor E. B. Campbell: School of Physics, Konkuk University
Yung Woo Park: Seoul National University

Nature Communications, 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Several new generation memory devices have been developed to overcome the low performance of conventional silicon-based flash memory. In this study, we demonstrate a novel non-volatile memory design based on the electromechanical motion of a cantilever to provide fast charging and discharging of a floating-gate electrode. The operation is demonstrated by using an electromechanical metal cantilever to charge a floating gate that controls the charge transport through a carbon nanotube field-effect transistor. The set and reset currents are unchanged after more than 11 h constant operation. Over 500 repeated programming and erasing cycles were demonstrated under atmospheric conditions at room temperature without degradation. Multinary bit programming can be achieved by varying the voltage on the cantilever. The operation speed of the device is faster than a conventional flash memory and the power consumption is lower than other memory devices.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1227

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