An overview of phase-change memory device physics

M Le Gallo, A Sebastian - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Phase-change memory (PCM) is an emerging non-volatile memory technology that has
recently been commercialized as storage-class memory in a computer system. PCM is also …

[HTML][HTML] Tutorial: Brain-inspired computing using phase-change memory devices

A Sebastian, M Le Gallo, GW Burr, S Kim… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
There is a significant need to build efficient non-von Neumann computing systems for highly
data-centric artificial intelligence related applications. Brain-inspired computing is one such …

Phase-change memory—Towards a storage-class memory

SW Fong, CM Neumann… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Phase-change memory (PCM) has undergone significant academic and industrial research
in the last 15 years. After much development, it is now poised to enter the market as a …

Fast and reliable storage using a 5 bit, nonvolatile photonic memory cell

X Li, N Youngblood, C Ríos, Z Cheng, CD Wright… - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Optically storing and addressing data on photonic chips is of particular interest as such
capability would eliminate optoelectronic conversion losses in data centers. It would also …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the structural origin to control resistance drift in phase-change memory materials

W Zhang, E Ma - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The global demand for data storage and processing is increasing exponentially. To deal
with this challenge, massive efforts have been devoted to the development of advanced …

Access devices for 3D crosspoint memory

GW Burr, RS Shenoy, K Virwani… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The emergence of new nonvolatile memory (NVM) technologies—such as phase change
memory, resistive, and spin-torque-transfer magnetic RAM—has been motivated by exciting …

Phase change memory technology

GW Burr, MJ Breitwisch, M Franceschini… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The authors survey the current state of phase change memory (PCM), a nonvolatile solid-
state memory technology built around the large electrical contrast between the highly …

Phase change materials and their application to nonvolatile memories

S Raoux, W Wełnic, D Ielmini - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Phase change materials are materials that exist in at least two structurally distinct solid
phases, an amorphous and one (or more) crystalline phases. Many materials display phase …

Design rules for phase‐change materials in data storage applications

D Lencer, M Salinga, M Wuttig - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Phase‐change materials can rapidly and reversibly be switched between an amorphous
and a crystalline phase. Since both phases are characterized by very different optical and …

Aging mechanisms in amorphous phase-change materials

JY Raty, W Zhang, J Luckas, C Chen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Aging is a ubiquitous phenomenon in glasses. In the case of phase-change materials, it
leads to a drift in the electrical resistance, which hinders the development of ultrahigh …