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AI (Artificial Intelligence) is all about possessing a high volume of unstructured data and then needing to process it at high speed. DRAM today is the technology of choice for memory in such AI systems. Yet, DRAM’s high energy per bit and the diminishing scaling of DRAM represent a real challenge for the AI system’s future. This chapter covers solutions utilizing technologies similar to those currently used in 3D NAND for high speed memory.
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Or-Bach, Z. (2020). High-Speed 3D Memories Enabling the AI Future. In: Murmann, B., Hoefflinger, B. (eds) NANO-CHIPS 2030. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18338-7_10
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