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From: jimtracker16/26/2008 4:39:57 PM
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Dutch researchers develop ultra low-cost plastic memory

Anne-Francoise Pele
EE Times Europe
(06/26/2008 10:43 AM EDT)

PARIS — Researchers from the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, have introduced a technology for a plastic ferroelectric diode that is claimed to achieve a breakthrough in the development of ultra low-cost plastic memory material.
The team of researchers said they implemented a new concept. Instead of stacking a layer of semiconducting material on a layer of ferroelectric material, they used a mixture of these two materials. The ferroelectric characteristic of the mixture is then used to direct current through the semiconducting part of the mixture.

Researchers claimed that the memory diode can be programmed quickly, retains data for a long period of time and operates at room temperature. They added that the required voltages for programming are "low enough for the diode to be used in commercial applications."

Expected applications are similar to those of Flash memory chips, namely MP3 players, cellular phones and in the memory cards of digital cameras. To the list, researchers at the Zernike Institute have added electronic price tags that could be read radiographically at the cash desk of retail stores. Another application could be for the material to be used in packaging material to warn consumers when a product is about to expire.

These accomplishments occurred during the research project of PhD student Kamal Asadi, which was financed by the University of Groningen.

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