Free Keithley Web-Based Seminar Offers Fundamental Information on Phase Change Memory

Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: KEI), a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, offers a free, web-based seminar titled "Phase Change Memory - Fundamentals and Measurement Techniques”. This one-hour seminar provides basic information on the physics and operation of PRAM memory elements. Common characterization and measurement techniques are described and compared, including the R-Load method and a technique using Keithley’s ultra fast IV unit. To view this presentation, visit www.keithley.com/events/semconfs/webseminars.

Phase Change Memory, a type of non-volatile computer memory also known as PRAM, PCM, and PCRAM, is a new and promising technology. PRAM uses the unique behavior of chalcogenide glass, which can be switched between two states, crystalline and amorphous, with the application of heat. Recent versions can achieve two additional distinct states, effectively doubling its storage capacity.

Phase Change Memory - Fundamentals and Measurement Techniques is recommended primarily for test engineers and test engineering managers who are new to making PRAM measurements, but it will be useful for the experienced user, as well.

Alex Pronin is currently a lead applications engineer with Keithley Instruments, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio and has been with the company since 1996. Pronin holds a Master’s Degree in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a Ph.D. in Material Science from Dartmouth.

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Phase Change Memory - Fundamentals and Measurement Techniques is free to the public. To view the presentation, visit www.keithley.com/events/semconfs/webseminars.

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