Materials Science and Technology for Nonvolatile Memories: Volume 1071

The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.

Dirk J. Wouters (Edited by), Seungbum Hong (Edited by), Steven Soss (Edited by), Orlando Auciello (Edited by)

9781605110417, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 July 2008

221 pages
23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.4 kg

Nonvolatile memories are becoming an increasingly important electronic component, due to the ever-increasing need for data storage in multimedia and other mobile applications where electronic components are replacing magnetic hard drives. Today, Flash is the main nonvolatile memory technology, but further scaling of this technology will likely be restricted by important physical and material limitations. This explains recent increased research on new concepts for nonvolatile memories, for which new developments in materials science and technology, the focus of this book, are key. Chapters include Advanced Flash Memory which deals with solutions for scaled Flash memory, including the use of new high-k layers and nanocrystals. Resistive switching concepts are discussed in the Oxide Resistive Switching Memory and Organic Resistive Switching Memory chapters. More research on polymer memories are detailed in Nanoparticle-Based Organic Memory and Organic Ferroelectric Memory. Two chapters deal with New Phase Change Memory and Deposition Methods and Future Explorative Memory Concepts, including piezoelectric, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic concepts.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Advanced Flash Memory
Part II. Oxide Resistive Switching Memory
Part III. Organic Resistive Switching Memory
Part IV. Nanoparticle-Based Organic Memory
Part V. Organic Ferroelectric Memory
Part VI. New Phase Change Memory and Deposition Methods
Part VII. Future Explorative Memory Concepts
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]