Micron Technology was the first to mass-produce phase memory for mobile devices. Some are not yet aware of the benefits of this innovative technology. To find out how such a phone memory will work, you need to analyze the principle of operation of this microcircuit, which can switch from one phase to another.
Phase memory is an integrated circuit that is based on a phase transition using nanotubes. Experts call it differently: PRAM, Ovonic Unified Memory, PCM, PCRAM, C-RAM and Chalcogenide RAM.
The main version of her work is the exceptional transformation of the chalcogenide, which can pass from an amorphous state to a crystalline one and vice versa. This happens due to the effect of high temperatures of electric current on the molecules of the substance.
This memory is considered non-volatile. Because it has the ability to save information even when the power is off. And the speed of its work can only be compared with that of DRAM and even surpasses it.
In addition to independence from energy and high performance, PCM memory has a large number of rewriting capabilities, a huge cell size for storing information, excellent resistance and reliability against external factors.
All of the above properties of phase-switched memory make it possible to significantly facilitate the design of circuits in microelectronic devices, and at the same time improve their quality and multiply their functional properties.
At this time, phase memory is being developed and constantly reconstructed by such well-known companies as Samsung, Intel, Numonyx, IBM. It can be used in such areas as medical electronics, automotive industry, aerospace engineering, nuclear industry, etc. In addition, this technology is becoming simply irreplaceable in smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Micron explained that the phase memory gives the electronic device the ability to boot in a short time, with low power consumption, has the highest performance and reliability. This new achievement, which scientists have called "memory of the future" will be able to compete with flash memory.
