Bộ Nhớ Piroelektric

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Tập 246 Số 4936 - Trang 1400-1405 - 1989
J. F. Scott1, Carlos A. Paz de Araújo2
1Professor of physics and chairman of the Condensed Matter Laboratory at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
2Professor of electrical engineering and director of the Microelectronics Laboratory at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80933

Tóm tắt

Trong năm qua, việc chế tạo bộ nhớ mỏng piroelektric trên các mạch tích hợp silicon tiêu chuẩn đã trở thành khả thi, với sự kết hợp giữa tốc độ rất cao (hoạt động đọc/xóa/ghi lại trong 30 nanogps), mức logic silicon tiêu chuẩn 5 volt, mật độ rất cao (kích thước ô 2 x 2 micromet), hoàn toàn không bị bay hơi (không cần nguồn điện chờ) và khả năng chống bức xạ cực tốt. Những bộ nhớ truy cập ngẫu nhiên piroelektric này dự kiến sẽ thay thế bộ nhớ lõi từ, các hệ thống bộ nhớ bóng từ và bộ nhớ chỉ đọc có thể xóa điện cho nhiều ứng dụng. Động học chuyển mạch của những bộ phim này, có độ dày từ 100 đến 300 nanomet, hiện đã được hiểu rõ, với thời gian chuyển mạch phù hợp với sự phụ thuộc của trường kích hoạt, điều chỉnh theo trường và nhiệt độ áp dụng. Những vấn đề trước đây liên quan đến mệt mỏi và sự thất bại của việc lưu giữ cũng đã được hiểu rõ và đã được cải thiện đến mức chấp nhận được.

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