random-access memory

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Dubbed GLitch, the exploit is the first to show that GPUs can flip individual bits stored in dynamic random-access memory.

— dan goodin, Ars Technica, "Drive-by Rowhammer attack uses GPU to compromise an Android phone," 3 May 2018
But Micron began manufacturing dynamic random-access memory chips in 1981 and went public in 1984.

— idahostatesman, "About Us: 150 Years of News and Change | Idaho Statesman," 1 Aug. 2015
To meet demand and to accommodate the increasing complexity of its products, Mehrotra said Micron will expand its flash-memory manufacturing in Singapore with a new building, and will add to a dynamic random-access memory plant in Hiroshima, Japan.

— david staats, idahostatesman, "Boise’s Micron will expand manufacturing to keep pace with rising sales. Here’s where | Idaho Statesman," 22 Mar. 2018
That flash, which stacks memory in layers, fills a gap between conventional flash, which is cheap and good for data storage, and dynamic random-access memory, which is faster but costlier and loses data when power is turned off.

— david staats, idahostatesman, "Micron, Intel curb their partnership. What it means for Boise’s top for-profit employer," 9 Jan. 2018
Jinjiang City in China’s Fujian Province, the home of Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd., which is building a plant to build dynamic random-access memory.

— david staats, idahostatesman, "Prosecutors say Micron workers in Taiwan stole tech secrets | Idaho Statesman," 8 Dec. 2017

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