• DocumentCode
    811595
  • Title

    Memory-fast computer memories

  • Author

    Ng, Ray

  • Author_Institution
    Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The search for new dynamic RAM (DRAM) technologies to reduce memory access time and so unleash computer performance is discussed. The typical memory hierarchy of internal registers, cache, main memory, and mass storage is described. DRAM technologies that aim at simplifying this hierarchy by speeding up main memory to the point where the need for a separate, external cache is moot are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    DRAM chips; buffer storage; DRAM; buffer storage; cache; computer memories; dynamic RAM; hierarchy; internal registers; main memory; mass storage; memory access time; performance; Audio recording; Auditory displays; Central Processing Unit; Clocks; Computer performance; Graphics; Modems; Random access memory; Reduced instruction set computing; Registers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.158634
  • Filename
    158634
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=811595