Description
Book SynopsisProvides the reader with memory fundamentals as well as directions for future research. Examines memory history, current memory technology and offers a glimpse at the future of memories.
Table of ContentsThe Strategic Nature of Semiconductor Memories.
The Basics of Memories: Market, Technology and Product.
Trends in Memory Applications.
Memory Device and Process Technology.
Basic Memory Architecture and Cell Structure.
Dynamic Random Access Memory Trends--4k to 256Mb.
Application-Specific DRAMs.
Trends in Static RAMs.
Future, Fast and Application-Specific SRAMs.
MOS ROMs, PROMs and EPLDs.
Field Alterable ROMs I: EPROM, OTP, and Flash Memories.
Field Alterable ROMs 2: EEPROM, EAROM, NV-RAM.
Packaging--Single, Module and Wafer Scale Integration.
Memory Electrical and Reliability Testing.
Yield, Cost and the Modern Factory.
Memory Trends in the Future.
Index.
