NORTHVILLE MEMORY DEVICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03424A002000080036-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: April 22, 1960
• Content Type: MISC

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atc,rage Meacif-y of this areapry ~le 2560 bits, orgaa~sod .
ae w>~;A-ar~? bit vorc3a. ??,~r ma~aor~r operatior- la a mai3tied ooiri~cident-ca~x~'E
sa3~.m~~, ttze mo-dificc.tion being peroteeible beasnae of the uouwel bit length
(c-~+ ;?~.c,; ?rcrd). '?'he devioe operate~a in f"tve general snodee vhich are der~ariD~d
m) tr~`F' ? alt power oft.
t} nT4~n~ -Mover oA, vith ?arious biases spplied to prrpsra the derriar
rt~.r ~ztiac~er Y usage..
~; j F~;~;C i'~'t' - to xt'iLe intoroation into t?w ~eeowrT.
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areas to achir-e tbi, desired; al~t11
;. ~ laaTer eirenit ~~t at~ ~ Mrral,M~f~a. ~- ~ `~'
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~) t ut?~-~t, H~u~'ter and Iadica she w~tpat baffir is aLr~ v StL t~s
implies, ~i.ving a buff ~ntoa~tiout o~atp+at to other iquip~ ~nsdd
with this devios. ?Ai l~oatee aisvait aoAtkining alight bulb p~re+?
t.crc. ~~, 2ogi.c ci.rcuitri are, ; ae tt~e Haws it~liea, ua~~d to provide
tl~ r+e~uired logical i~tionr for the various modes of operation.
~4d~dr~sr. The addiitrs airouitr aye a sy~rtem ni coar~terr used to rddreer
the m~ac~r~r proper sad itvtall and retrieve wemar~ inforaatioA in t .
de~ac~nLia1 fashion. ~ ,
Trri~: ~' Ths. dries eilvtititr ~enstuts t~ etnrreats neeerea~ toe
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rvf tchi~ the te!!''~tie~ we~orj Cmti~ ands . xhrn propel addi+eeNd~
Yerrl.t~ etyree (orr Dore per xo~M) and associated selection dloder? f
Finch rm~e stores one b1t o! ird'or~sat.ion. The Tense ac~plifieit detsct~
t~t.e care outputs xhen the esmory .is interrngatsd and amplltler these
deliver there oartootr too tris telteted e~esior)r tro~~d.
'o r ~ l:~l. 1,~~?? ~ ~7 P.~Per oonrtr ted of ?~6!?
uutput~ to a nauablre levrl..
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It gi~++se a rovi~A 7ML~a4 ,ot ~er+orper' cMvire o~-rat~lon ;'
II~T.E~ and. ~ ,
3) It indiaatu the sad ~ ttr during ~Rt-?Z'l..af 1aoCorrati~ii
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