Nano-Scale Memory Fits A Terabit On A Square Inch

prostoalex writes "San Jose Business Journal talks about Nanochip, a company that's developing molecular-scale memory: "Nanochip has developed prototype arrays of atomic-force probes, tiny instruments used to read and write information at the molecular level. These arrays can record up to one trillion bits of data -- known as a terabit -- in a single square inch. That's the storage density that magnetic hard disk drive makers hope to achieve by 2010. It's roughly equivalent to putting the contents of 25 DVDs on a chip the size of a postage stamp." The story also mentions Millipede project from IBM, where scientists are trying to build nano-scale memory that relies on micromechanical components."

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terabit != one trillion bits.

[oneiros27]

one trillion bits of data -- known as a terabit

Where do these people learn their math?

one trillion bits * (1/1.024)**4 = 0.90947 terabits

Using more widely used measurements, they're looking at 116.5 gigabytes per square inch, or 18.0 gigabytes per square centimeter.

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Hey sorry guys, i'll be right back, filling up my new terabit HD.

Ah, now i won't ever feel like i don't have enough.