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RAM – A Form of Computer Data Storage Keeping Pace with Latest Technology


Want to Know More About RAM: The type of board and connector used for RAM in desktop computers has evolved over the past few years. The first types were proprietary, meaning that different computer manufacturers developed memory boards that would only work with their specific systems.


Random-access memory is a form of computer data storage. A random-access device allows stored data to be accessed directly in any random order.


In contrast, other data storage media such as hard disks, CDs, DVDs and magnetic tape, as well as early primary memory types such as drum memory, read and write data only in a predetermined order, consecutively, because of mechanical design limitations.


Therefore the time to access a given data location varies significantly depending on its physical location. The three main forms of modern RAM are static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM) and phase-change memory (PRAM). In SRAM, a bit of data is stored using the state of a flip-flop.


This form of RAM is more expensive to produce, but is generally faster and requires less power than DRAM and, in modern computers, is often used as cache memory for the CPU. DRAM stores a bit of data using a transistor and capacitor pair, which together comprise a memory cell.


Today, random-access memory takes the form of integrated circuits. Strictly speaking, modern types of DRAM are not random access, as data is read in bursts, although the name DRAM / RAM has stuck. However, many types of SRAM, ROM, OTP, and NOR flash are still random access even in a strict sense.


RAM is normally associated with volatile types of memory (such as DRAM memory modules), where its stored information is lost if the power is removed. Many other types of non-volatile memory are RAM as well, including most types of ROM and a type of flash memory called NOR-Flash. The first RAM modules to come into the market were created in 1951 and were sold until the late 1960s and early 1970s.


ASAP Semiconductor – Leading Distributor of RAM: ASAP Semiconductor is a well known distributor of all RAM and volatile types of memory as well as the capabilities to procure any parts we do not have. If you have a demand for these parts, please contact us today and one of our knowledgeable sales staff will be ready to assist you.

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