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static random-access memory
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semiconductor memory that uses flip-flops to store each bit
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- semiconductor memory
- Part of
- home computer
- Image
- STM32-SEM-HD.jpg
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- Commons category
- SRAM
- different from
- synchronous dynamic random-access memory
- uses
- flip-flop
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Encyclopedic overview
A static RAM chip from a Nintendo Entertainment System clone (2K × 8 bits)
Static random-access memory (static RAM or SRAM) is a type of random-access memory (RAM) that uses latching circuitry (flip-flop) to store each bit. SRAM is volatile memory; data is lost when power is removed.
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