Is There an Immortal Memory?
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- 2 April 2004
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 304 (5667) , 62-63
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1095520
Abstract
Today9s technologies for storing data have vexing limitations: Dynamic random access memory chips only retain data for short times, hard disk drives are slow relative to processor speed, and "flash" memory (like that in digital cameras) is expensive. Researchers are thus searching for a fast, inexpensive memory technology that retains data even when the power is off. As Scott discusses in his Perspective, the search has identified several interesting avenues that are being actively pursued. But the real-world challenges are severe, and proponents of nonvolatile memory need to take a hard look at the practical realities before declaring success.Keywords
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