Compact thermal model for phase change memory nanodevices

2008 11th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, I-THERM

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1018-1045

  Warren, R ^a   Reifenberg, J ^a   Goodson, K ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; FORMING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

COMPACT THERMAL MODELING; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; NANO-DEVICES; PHASE-CHANGE MEMORIES;

PHASE CHANGE MEMORY;

EID: 50949123643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITHERM.2008.4544377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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