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[Akira Fukuda's Semiconductor Industry Frontline] Why the "Memory Wall" Will Continue to Exist Forever

[Akira Fukuda's Semiconductor Industry Frontline] Why the "Memory Wall" Will Continue to Exist Forever
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The article explains how the concept of the "Memory Wall," where speed differences between CPUs and DRAM hinder system performance, has evolved over 30 years.

Key points

  • •The term "Memory Wall" or "memory gap" is already known to most readers.
  • •The meaning of the "Memory Wall" has changed significantly over the past 30 years.
  • •Originally, it referred to the speed gap between CPUs and DRAM acting as a barrier that reduced overall system performance.
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