NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Semiconductor memory

Semiconductor memory is a generic term referring to any computer storage method implemented on a semiconductor-based integrated circuit. Examples of semiconductor memory include static RAM (SRAM), which relies on transistors, and dynamic RAM (DRAM), which uses capacitors to store the bits.

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	Drum memory was an early form of computer memory that was widely used in the 1950s and into the 1960s.
	Drums were later replaced by core memory, which was faster and had no moving parts, and which lasted until semiconductor memory entered the scene.
	A drum is a large metal cylinder that is coated on the outside surface with a ferromagnetic recording material.

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