Toward a Universal Memory

@article{kerman2005TowardAU,
  title={Toward a Universal Memory},
  author={Johan {\AA}kerman},
  journal={Science},
  year={2005},
  volume={308},
  pages={508 - 510}
}
  • J. Åkerman
  • Published 22 April 2005
  • Computer Science
  • Science
Today9s electronic gadgets, such as digital cameras and mp3 players, often contain three different types of memory, because none of these memory types-static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, and Flash-can fulfill all memory requirements of these devices. In his Perspective, A…kerman discusses magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), a promising candidate for a "universal memory" that combines all the strengths and none of the weaknesses of the existing memory types… 
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