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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. xi 8. Foreword - p. xiii 9. Preface - p. xv 10. Acknowledgments - p. xvi 11. 1. Historical review of semiconductor memories - p. 1 12. 2. The usage of memory in current systems - p. 27 13. 3. SRAM technology status and perspectives - p. 55 14. 4. DRAM circuit and process technology - p. 87 15. 5. NAND Flash technology status and perspectives - p. 119 16. 6. Embedded memory solutions: Charge storage based, resistive and magnetic - p. 159 17. 7. The evolving role of storage-class memory in servers and large systems - p. 217 18. 8. 3DXpoint fundamentals - p. 253 19. 9. Other emerging memories - p. 277 20. 10. Computing with nonvolatile memories for artificial intelligence - p. 305 21. Conclusions - p. 334 22. Index - p. 337
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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. xi 8. Foreword - p. xiii 9. Preface - p. xv 10. Acknowledgments - p. xvi 11. 1. Historical review of semiconductor memories - p. 1 12. 2. The usage of memory in current systems - p. 27 13. 3. SRAM technology status and perspectives - p. 55 14. 4. DRAM circuit and process technology - p. 87 15. 5. NAND Flash technology status and perspectives - p. 119 16. 6. Embedded memory solutions: Charge storage based, resistive and magnetic - p. 159 17. 7. The evolving role of storage-class memory in servers and large systems - p. 217 18. 8. 3DXpoint fundamentals - p. 253 19. 9. Other emerging memories - p. 277 20. 10. Computing with nonvolatile memories for artificial intelligence - p. 305 21. Conclusions - p. 334 22. Index - p. 337
