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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Yufeng HU, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Seigler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kalman Pelhos, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Yufeng Hu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Seigler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kalman Pelhos, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory element comprises an addressable memory cell. A thermoelectric device couples to the memory cell. Electrical conductors provide a current pulse to the thermoelectric device. The current pulse generates a thermoelectric heat flow pulse between the thermoelectric device and the memory cell.