Title :
Memory-fast computer memories
Author_Institution :
Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
The search for new dynamic RAM (DRAM) technologies to reduce memory access time and so unleash computer performance is discussed. The typical memory hierarchy of internal registers, cache, main memory, and mass storage is described. DRAM technologies that aim at simplifying this hierarchy by speeding up main memory to the point where the need for a separate, external cache is moot are examined.<>
Keywords :
DRAM chips; buffer storage; DRAM; buffer storage; cache; computer memories; dynamic RAM; hierarchy; internal registers; main memory; mass storage; memory access time; performance; Audio recording; Auditory displays; Central Processing Unit; Clocks; Computer performance; Graphics; Modems; Random access memory; Reduced instruction set computing; Registers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
