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dynamic RAM

Scientific  
  1. A memory chip that stores information as electrical charges in capacitors. Each bit of information is stored by a single capacitor, representing binary 1 with a full charge, and 0 with no charge. Since the charges in the capacitors tends to fade quickly, the value of each bit is dynamically read off at regular intervals, and the charge is refreshed if necessary.


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Work at America’s research universities led to the first magnetic core random access memory, a predecessor to dynamic RAM, and to lithium ion batteries.

From US News

But 32-bit will eventually run into a bottleneck for applications needing more than 4GB dynamic RAM memory.

From Forbes

Thus one reader gave the example of failed efforts to retain “the secret sauce” in the case of dynamic RAM.

From Forbes

The semiconductor companies sent their dynamic RAM manufacture overseas, while assuring their employees and stockholders that high-value chips like microprocessors would continue to be made in the US.

From Forbes

As the overseas manufacturers ramped up their dynamic RAM capability, they discovered and developed techniques for manufacturing that made them cheaper and more reliable — techniques that weren’t shared with the American companies.

From Forbes