Phase change memories: State-of-the-art, challenges and perspectives

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-31

  Lacaita, A L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide materials; Non volatile memories; Phase change memories

Indexed keywords

FLASH MEMORY;

CHALCOGENIDE MATERIALS; NON-VOLATILE MEMORIES; PHASE CHANGE MEMORIES;

PHASE CHANGING CIRCUITS;

EID: 30344471121     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2005.10.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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