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Workshop Overview
In the near future, architects and system designers
will be faced with a much wider array of memory
technology choices for on-die cache, main memory,
and backing storage than the conventional
technologies we have relied on for decades
(i.e. SRAM, DRAM, and hard disk drives). As process
technologies scale down to the nanometer-regime, the
characteristics and reliability of SRAM and DRAM are
changing significantly. Further, improvements in the
speed, density, power, and cost of FLASH memory, as
well as its non-volatility, have made it a viable
replacement for more conventional memories across
the storage hierarchy. Solid-state drives (SSDs) are
gaining significant momentum as HDD replacements,
and FLASH has been suggested as a replacement for
DRAM main memory and even on-die SRAM for some
applications. Additionally, there are a number of
emerging memory cell technologies (e.g. phase
change, MRAM, nanotube, molecular) that show the
potential to combine the speed of SRAM, with the
density of DRAM, and the non-volatility of FLASH to
become a future universal memory technology. Given
the widening array of memory technology choices,
architects and system designers must have a strong
grasp of the current state-of-the-art as well as
future developments in order to plan and design
optimal systems. By optimally exploiting these new
memory technologies, we can significantly improve
the performance and efficiency of future computing
systems.
Contributions on all aspects of emerging memory
technology are encouraged. The topics of primary
interest include (but are not limited to):
- Architectures and systems utilizing emerging memory technologies
- Architectures and systems utilizing conventional memory technologies in novel ways
- Evaluation and modeling of emerging memory technologies for higher-level design
- Methods for extending conventional memory technologies to nano-scale processes
- Comparisons of emerging and conventional memory technologies in future processes
Paper Submission: Authors are requested to submit
extended abstracts in PDF format not exceeding 10
pages (8.5x11 inches) that include abstract, five
key words, contact address, figures, and
references. Please submit your extended abstracts
via email to kenmai@ece.cmu.edu by April 17th, 2009.
Paper Submission Deadlines
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Dates
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| Paper Submission |
05/08/2009 EXTENDED |
| Paper Notification |
05/15/2009 |
| Camera Ready |
05/22/2009 |
| Workshop Date |
06/21/2009 (Sunday) |
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