Phase-change memories for nano-scale technology and design

ICICDT 2012 - IEEE International Conference on Integrated Circuit Design and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pellizzer, Fabio ^a   Bez, Roberto ^a  

^a Micron   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANO SCALE; PHASE CHANGES; SINGLE CELLS;

PHASE CHANGE MEMORY;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84864664374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICICDT.2012.6232857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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