(under subclass 106) Subject matter wherein the storage material can be changed from a crystalline (ordered) structure to an amorphous (disordered) structure by means of radiant energy.
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163, for amorphous storage elements using electrical properties.
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257, Active Solid-State Devices (e.g., Transistors, Solid-State Diodes), appropriate subclasses, especially
2, 5, 16, 52 through 63, 646, and 650 for amorphous material devices.