Research and education opportunities in memory technology at the National Science Foundation

Author

Varshney, Usha

Author_Institution

Div. of Electr. & Commun. Syst., Nat. Sci. Found., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

22-24 Jun 1998

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper traces global developments in memory technology over the past 40 years, and presents technological projections for the next 8 years. Limits to existing technologies are discussed, and emerging and breakthrough developments are identified which overcome these limits. The role of the National Science Foundation is described in relation to research and education in support of the areas of memory technology and data storage

Keywords

electronic engineering education; hard discs; integrated memory circuits; optical disc storage; research and development management; technological forecasting; National Science Foundation; data storage; education opportunities; global developments; magnetic hard discs; memory technology; optical disc storage; research opportunities; technological projections; Disk drives; Educational programs; Educational technology; Electronic mail; Hard disks; Magnetic memory; Magnetic semiconductors; Moore´s Law; Paper technology; Semiconductor memory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nonvolatile Memory Technology Conference, 1998. 1998 Proceedings. Seventh Biennial IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4518-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NVMT.1998.723202

Filename

723202