The revolution occurring in memory technologies is redefining the kinds of products that electronics is capable of producing. This one-day class explains what these new technologies are, why they are important, and how they work.

Course Description:

Sophisticated memory devices have become as important as the Logic devices with which they interface, and are revolutionizing the world of microelectronics. These new memory devices feature high density and low cost, and have enabled exotic new applications as well as enhanced the performance and reduced the size of older applications.
The market impact of inexpensive NAND FLASH memory alone is in the tens of billions of dollars, and this technology has made possible exciting new devices such as smaller iPods and FLASH memory sticks.

A host of new and equally promising memory technologies are currently in development that will soon redefine and vastly enhance the performance of electronic memory and spawn another generation of new applications.

This one-day course begins by reviewing the hierarchy of traditional memory and then systematically examines each new memory technology including those that are currently only in the research and development phase. The fundamental operating principles of each memory technology are clearly explained and advantages and trade-off of each memory type are discussed. Examples of specific applications that are suited for each memory type are presented and the opportunities for improvement in each technology are identified.

The course is targeted at Process Engineers, Product Engineers, Device Engineers, R& D Engineers, Failure Analysis Engineers, VLSI Design Engineers, Technicians, and other individuals who have a need to know more modern electronic memory.

Course Description:

• Memory types: structure and function
  
• Characteristics of the ideal memory device
  
• Types of MOS memory
  
• Non Volatile Memory (NVM) evolution
  • ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, FLASH
    

• Structure and Function of Current NVM technologies
  • NOR versus NAND
  • FLASH memory trends
  • Single versus Multi-level FLASH cells
    
• Advantages & Disadvantages of Current NVM
  
• Futuristic NVM Technology
  
• FeRAM
  
• 3D OTP
  
• Futuristic Memory Technology:
  • MRAM, OUM, PMC, NanoFG, RPM,
  • Nanotube memory, Molecular memory, Millipede memory
  
  
  

COST: $595/Student

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