Springer Green Computing with Emerging Memory: Low-Power Computation for Social Innovation

This volume describes computing innovation using non-volatile memory for a sustainable world. The text presents methods of design and implementation for non-volatile memory, allowing devices to be turned off normally when not in use, yet operate with full performance when needed. From the Back Cover This book describes computing innovation, using non-volatile memory for a sustainable world.  It provides a compact overview of a green computing scheme, including cutting-edge CMOS low-power devices, comprehensive spintronics knowledge, trends in low-volatile memory and non-volatile RAM, low voltage (low leakage) computing circuits and systems, and a low-power computing plan that uses non-volatile memory.  Coverage should appeal both to computing engineers and device engineers, as the authors describe a new means of lower power computing innovation, without sacrificing performance over conventional low-voltage operation. Readers will be introduced to methods of design and implementation for non-volatile memory which allow computing equipment to be turned off normally when not in use and to be turned on instantly to operate with full performance when needed.   ·         Provides a comprehensive introduction to current low-power innovation, low-voltage technology and non-volatile memory technology; ·         Includes an overview of leading-edge CMOS low-power devices and spintronics technology; ·         Describes trends in low-voltage SRAM and low-voltage DRAM, providing readers with power management insight, showing the evolution of the interface between memory and processor and the predicted development of memory hierarchy systems in the future; ·         Describes in detail STT-RAM (or SPRAM, spin-transfer torque RAM) technology and its potential for achieving low power consumption and high performance; ·         Covers low-power computing technology at the circuits and systems levels, including the latest low-voltage computing technology being used to prevent leakage currents, as well as a description of an instantaneous on/off system using non-volatile RAMs, which can serve as an example for future green computing.