SkAM(Stat|c kandom Assessab|e Memory)where Lhe word stotlc lndlcaLes LhaL

lL does noL need Lo be perlodlcally refreshed as S8AM uses blsLable laLchlng

clrculLry (le fllpflops) Lo sLore each blL Lach blL ls sLored as a volLageLach
memory cell requlres slx LranslsLorsLhus glvlng chlp low denslLy buL hlgh
speedPowever S8AM ls sLlll volotlle ln Lhe (convenLlonal) sense LhaL daLa ls losL
when powered down
ulsadvanLages are more expenslve and also consumes more power Lhan u8AM

ln hlgh speed processors (such as enLlum) S8AM ls known as cache memory and
ls lncluded on Lhe processor chlpPowever hlghspeed cache memory ls also
lncluded exLernal Lo Lhe processor Lo lmprove LoLal performance

kAM(ynam|c kandom Assessab|e Memory) lLs advanLage over S8AM ls lLs
sLrucLural slmpllclLy only one LranslsLor (MCSlL1 gaLes) and a capaclLor (Lo sLore
a blL as a charge) are requlred per blL compared Lo slx LranslsLors ln S8AM 1hls
allows u8AM Lo reach very hlgh denslLyAlso lL consumes less power and ls even
cheaper Lhan S8AM (excepL when Lhe sysLem slze ls less Lhan 8 k)

8uL Lhe dlsadvanLage ls LhaL slnce lL sLores blL lnformaLlon as charge whlch
leaksLherfore lnformaLlon needs Lo be read and wrlLLen agaln every few
mllllseconds1hls ls known as refreshlng Lhe memory and lL requlres exLra
clrculLryaddlng Lo Lhe cosL of sysLem