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dynamic random-access memory
Sign in to saveAlso known as DRAM, SGRAM, WRAM, dynamic random access memory, dynamic RAM
random-access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit
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- Subclass of
- semiconductor memory
- Image
- DRAM DDR2 512.jpg
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- different from
- non-volatile memory
- Commons category
- DRAM
- uses
- memory refresh
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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- Template:DRAM
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Encyclopedic overview
A die photograph of the Micron Technology MT4C1024 DRAM integrated circuit (1994). It has a capacity of 1 megabit equivalent to 2 bits or 128 KiB.
Motherboard of the NeXTcube computer, 1990, with 64 MiB main memory DRAM (top left) and 256 KiB of VRAM (lower edge, right of middle)
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