Memory Technology: The Core to Enable Future Computing Systems

Abstract

Roughly 300 billion gigabytes (GB) of semiconductor memory will be produced this year (2018) — 40GB for every person on the planet – with projections to double every two years for the foreseeable future. As user demand for large amounts of instantly accessible data continues to increase, memory is becoming both a solution and a bottleneck, spurring the industry to redefine how memory is used in systems and to innovate for new types of memory. This paper discusses the scaling roadmap for NAND and DRAM memories, the introduction of new emerging memories to supplement NAND and DRAM, and opportunities for changes in system architectures to exploit the inherent capabilities of memory.