memory chips

Data retention hardware

Memory chips are integrated circuits that store digital data in computers and electronic devices.

RAM chips hold data temporarily while a device is powered on; ROM chips retain data permanently.

The term often appears in discussions of computer upgrades or manufacturing: The factory produces memory chips for smartphones.

Flash memory chips power USB drives and solid-state storage.

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EPROM · DDR · random access · photolithography · NAND · solid state · embedded systems · module · circuit board · board · doping · semiconductors · cache · data storage · etching · Moore's law · processor · RAM

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storage type

memory chipshard drives

Permanent computer storage devices

magnetic tape · hard disk drives · optical discs · magnetic storage · floppy disks

volatility

memory chipsROM

Unwritable digital storage

long-term storage · flash memory

human vs. machine memory

memory chipsbrain

Seat of cognition

neurons · synapses · gray matter · hippocampus · neural tissue

Family

chip, memory, remember, memorial, memento, remembrance, mnemonic, commemorate, memorialize

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G