Semiconductor Memories and Systems (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Semiconductor Memories And Systems Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Current State Of Semiconductor Memory At The Technology And System Levels. After An Introduction On Market Trends And Memory Applications, The Book Focuses On Mainstream Technologies, Illustrating Their Current Status, Challenges And Opportunities, With Special Attention Paid To Scalability Paths. Technologies Discussed Include Static Random Access Memory (sram), Dynamic Random Access Memory (dram), Non-volatile Memory (nvm), And Nand Flash Memory. Embedded Memory And Requirements And System Level Needs For Storage Class Memory Are Also Addressed. Each Chapter Covers Physical Operating Mechanisms, Fabrication Technologies, And The Main Challenges To Scalability. Finally, The Work Reviews The Emerging Trends For Storage Class Memory, Mainly Focusing On The Advantages And Opportunities Of Phase Change Based Memory Technologies. Features Contributions From Experts From Leading Companies In Semiconductor Memory Discusses Physical Operating Mechanisms, Fabrication Technologies And Paths To Scalability For Current And Emerging Semiconductor Memories Reviews Primary Memory Technologies, Including Sram, Dram, Nvm And Nand Flash Memory Includes Emerging Storage Class Memory Technologies Such As Phase Change Memory