Overview of phase-change chalcogenide nonvolatile memory technology

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Hudgens, Stephen ^a   Johnson, Brain ^b  

^a Ovonyx Inc

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcogenides; Nonvolatile memory; Phase change

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TERNARY SYSTEMS; VISCOSITY;

CHALCOGENIDES; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; PHASE CHANGES;

NONVOLATILE STORAGE;

EID: 19744378101     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2004.236     Document Type: Review

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