PRESENTATION ON NANO RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (NRAM)

BY KULWINDER SINGH

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION NRAM CARBON NANOTUBE STORAGE IN NRAM ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS APPLICATIONS OF NRAM FUTURE SCOPE

INTRODUCTION
NRAM, the wonder product of nanotechnology, is the patented trademark of the non volatile memory produced by Nanterno Inc, USA. The companys objective is to deliver a product that will replace all existing forms of memory, such as DRAM (Dynamic RAM), SRAM (Static RAM), and flash memory, and ultimately hard disk storage.

RAM (Random Access Memory)

It is a form of computer data storage. It takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored volatile data to be accessed in random order. The word RAM is often associated with volatile types of memory (such as DRAM memory), where the information is lost after the power is switched off.

Types of RAM
DRAM( Dynamic RAM) although has a capability to hold large amounts of data, it is slower and volatile. SRAM (Static RAM) is even superior to DRAM in speed, but less denser. Even this is volatile in Nature.

Overcoming all these failures of above mentioned RAM S , there is a development of new RAM which unlike the semiconductor technology alone used by the former, uses a combination of NANO-TECHNOLOGY and contemporary SEMI-CONDUCTOR technology and is given name as NRAM.

NRAM (Nano Random Access Memory)

NRAM is a type of nonvolatile random access memory based on the mechanical position of carbon nanotubes deposited on a chip-like substrate. It can replace DRAM, SRAM, flash and ultimately hard disk storage. In other word a universal memory chip suitable for countless existing and new applications in the field of electronics.

Carbon Nanotubes:
Carbon nanotubes(CNTs) are a recently discovered allotrope of carbon.
They take the form of cylindrical carbon molecules and have novel properties that make them potentially useful in a wide variety of applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics, and other fields of materials science.

PROPERTIES OF NANO TUBE

They exhibit extraordinary strength.
Unique electrical properties.

Efficient conductors of heat.

The diameter of a nanotube is on the order of a few nanometers (approximately 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair), while they can be up to several millimeters in length.

Classification of CARBON NANOTUBES

They are two types
SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT) MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWNT)

Single-Walled Nanotubes (SWNT)

Multi-Walled Nanotubes (MWNT)

Storage in NRAM

ON STAGE

OFF STAGE

ADVANTAGES OF NRAM
Permanently nonvolatile High speed High density Unlimited lifetime Low power consumption Data storage Very small in size

Limitations of Nano-RAM
Relatively high cost. Requirement of high precision. Over supply of DRAM NRAM is still in research phase

Application of NRAM
COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS EMBEDDED MEMORY USED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FLASH MEMORIES INTO CAMERA CELL PHONES HIGH SPEED NETWORK SERVER

Future Scope
We could say that the prospects of nanotechnology are very bright. Nanotechnology will be an undeniable force in near future Beginning & usage of NRAM will give rise to instant ON computers

REFERENCES
1. R. B. Marks, K. L. Stanwood, and S. Wang, IEEE Standard 802.16: A Technical Overview of the NRAM , IEEE Communications Magazine, 40(6):98-107, June 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRAM Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, Prentice-Hall India, Fourth edition. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nram-technology-general.html

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