In the current information age, the realization of memory devices with energy efficient
design, high storage density, nonvolatility, fast access, and low cost is still a great challenge …

Technical debt is a metaphor introduced by Cunningham to indicate" not quite right code
which we postpone making it right". Examples of technical debt are code smells and bug …

As the scaling of applications increases, the demand of main memory capacity increases in
order to serve large working set. It is difficult for DRAM (dynamic random access memory) …

Multilevel/triple-level cell nonvolatile memories (MLC/TLC NVMs) such as phase-change
memory (PCM) and resistive RAM (RRAM) are the subject of active research and …

As a promising nonvolatile memory technology, Phase Change Memory (PCM) has many
advantages over traditional DRAM. Multi-level Cell PCM (MLC) has the benefit of increased …

Byte-addressable non-volatile memory (NVM) is emerging as an alternative for main
memory. Non-volatile main memory (NVMM) systems are required to support atomic …

Write bandwidth is an inherent performance bottleneck for Phase Change Memory (PCM) for
two reasons. First, PCM cells have long programming time, and second, only a limited …

Phase change memory (PCM) has been widely studied as a potential DRAM alternative.
The multi-level cell (MLC) can further increase the memory density and reduce the …

Phase Change Memory (PCM) has recently emerged as a promising nonvolatile memory
technology. To effectively increase memory capacity and reduce per bit fabrication cost …

The emerging Phase Change Memory (PCM) technology exhibits excellent scalability and
density potentials. At the same time, they require high current and high voltages to switch …