Topics to Explore

Moneynomics (33) Science (29) General (26) Business (25) informative (22) research (22) Healthrive (21) Interesting (20) Technology (20) insightful (20) Books (16) offbeat (16) Economy (15) Culture (14) Physics (14) Electrical (13) Engineering (13) Electronics (12) America (11) Economics (11) World Affairs (11) World Views (11) psychology (11) Arts (10) Authors (10) Foreign Policy (10) GenSci (10) COGpsych (9) Creative (9) Globalization (9) Hard Science (9) History (9) Interview (9) Mental Health (9) cogsci (9) Health (8) Neuroscience (8) hacktive (8) Entertainment (7) United States (7) brain (7) Career (6) China (6) Cosmos (6) Job Search (6) Jobs (6) Kids (6) Lifehacks (6) Literature (6) Logictive (6) Perceptive (6) Space (6) Tips and Tricks (6) ee (6) how to (6) infographic (6) video (6) Astronomy (5) Energy (5) Green Energy (5) Politics (5) Resume (5) Universe (5) Wisdom (5) innovative (5) innovators (5) nanotechnology (5) Autism (4) Entrepreneur (4) Inspiration (4) Lifentials (4) Quote (4) Religion (4) WTF (4) geek (4) Crime (3) Employment (3) Endings (3) Genetics (3) Green Tech (3) Infotainment (3) Job-Hunt (3) Pics (3) Social Sciences (3) Women (3) apple (3) cover letter (3) explainer (3) movies (3) philosophy (3) social issues (3) AstroPhysics (2) Beginnings (2) Blog (2) Education (2) Electric Vehicles (2) Evolution (2) Food (2) Frugal (2) Funny (2) Future (2) Gaming (2) Internet (2) Men (2) Music (2) Nutrition (2) Parenting (2) Quantum (2) Review (2) School (2) SciFi (2) Short story (2) Smart (2) Songs (2) Stories (2) TV Shows (2) advertising (2) cars (2) children (2) environment (2) inventors (2) phenomenon (2) power (2) speculative (2) Aotomobiles (1) Architechture (1) Comics (1) Cooking (1) DIY (1) Death (1) Divorce (1) Europe (1) Family (1) Fiction (1) Fuel Cells (1) Games (1) History of science (1) Human body (1) Lessons (1) Marriage (1) Medicine (1) MultiCulturism (1) NPR (1) Nature (1) Old age (1) Organized crime (1) Parents (1) Personal finance (1) Pregnancy (1) Programming (1) Projects (1) Quantum mechanics (1) Renewable energy (1) Retirement (1) Revolution (1) Satire (1) Science fiction (1) Sex (1) Social Media (1) Sociology (1) Solar (1) Space Travel (1) Stats (1) Talks (1) Tesla (1) Theoretical Physics (1) Thoughtful Meditations (1) Weight loss (1) Wikipedia (1) aging (1) biology (1) diet (1) documentary (1) excerpt (1) feminism (1) flash game (1) ideas (1) indie (1) marketing (1) marvel (1) psychiatry (1) sceptic (1) superhero (1) technology and mathematics (1) x-men (1)

Thursday, August 18, 2011

New Device May Revolutionize Computer Memory

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new device that represents a significant advance for computer memory, making large-scale “server farms” more energy efficient and allowing computers to start more quickly.

Traditionally, there are two types of computer memory devices. Slow memory devices are used in persistent data storage technologies such as flash drives. They allow us to save information for extended periods of time, and are therefore called nonvolatile devices. Fast memory devices allow our computers to operate quickly, but aren’t able to save data when the computers are turned off. The necessity for a constant source of power makes them volatile devices.

But now a research team from NC State has developed a single “unified” device that can perform both volatile and nonvolatile memory operation and may be used in the main memory.


Researchers have developed a single “unified” device that can perform both volatile and nonvolatile memory operation, with applications that could affect computer start times and energy efficiency for internet servers.

Continue reading here.

More information:

“Computing with Novel Floating-Gate Devices”

Authors: Daniel Schinke, Neil Di Spigna, Mihir Shiveshwarkar and Paul Franzon, North Carolina State University

Published: Feb. 10, IEEE’s Computer

Abstract: The authors report on the design, operation, and architectural implications of single and double floating-gate devices for non-traditional applications enabling low-power FPGAs and analog-to-digital converters, and propose a unified nonvolatile/volatile memory device.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please b.Logictive! :)