Patent ID: 6787825
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A data storage and processing apparatus comprising:ROM and/or WORM and/or REWRITABLE memory modules on a substrate; and/or one or more processing modules on the substrate, wherein the memory and/or processing modules are provided as a plurality of main layers formed vertically on top of the substrate, wherein each main layer of a memory module and/or processing module comprise functional sublayers, wherein the memory modules and/or processing modules in each main layer communicate through vias, surface or edge connections with other main layers and with circuitry provided on or in the substrate and wherein the apparatus comprises active components in the form of transistors and/or diodes for operating the apparatus, characterized in that at least some and at most all the transistors and/or diodes for operating the apparatus are provided on or in the substrate, and wherein each main layer comprises a combination of organic materials and inorganic materials.