AVS 58th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Electronic Materials and Processing Division Monday Sessions
       Session EM2-MoA

Invited Paper EM2-MoA6
A Survey of Cross Point Phase Change Memory Technologies

Monday, October 31, 2011, 3:40 pm, Room 210

Session: Dielectrics for Ultra Dense Memory Devices
Presenter: Derchang Kau, Intel Corporation
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This survey reviews the current advances in phase change memory and the integrated selector. Based on memory cell configuration in array, there are 3 basic array types, including 2-termanl cross point array [1-6], 3-terminal NOR array [7, 8], NAND string [9]. Among all the configurations, stackable thin-film cross point memory delivers the densest array, therefore the most compact die size. Combining its attributes in cost, performance and reliability, cross point phase change technologies stimulate potential opportunities in computing memory hierarchy.

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