Status and challenges of phase change memory modeling

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1443-1451

  Lacaita, A L ^a   Ielmini, D ^a   Mantegazza, D ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FLASH MEMORY; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PULSE CODE MODULATION;

CELL PROGRAMMING; CURRENT REDUCTION; DATA-RETENTION; GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATIONS; ISOTROPIC SCALING; NON-VOLATILE MEMORIES; PHASE CHANGES; PHASE-CHANGE MEMORIES; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PHYSICS-BASED MODELLING;

PHASE CHANGE MEMORY;

EID: 50649093094     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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