An integrated multi-physics approach to the modeling of a phase-change memory device

ESSDERC 2008 - Proceedings of the 38th European Solid-State Device Research Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 154-157

  Braga, Stefania ^a   Cabrini, Alessandro ^a   Torelli, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiphysics modeling; Phase change model; Phase change memory

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE;

EXTERNAL-; MEMORY CELLS; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONS; MULTIPHYSICS MODELING; PHASE CHANGE MODEL; PHASE CHANGES; PHASE DISTRIBUTIONS; PHASE EVOLUTIONS; PROGRAMMING PULSES;

PHASE CHANGE MEMORY;

EID: 58049105326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESSDERC.2008.4681722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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