Robert Dennard, DRAM Pioneer, Dies at 91
Robert Dennard Inventor of Dynamic RAM Fellow, 91; died 23 April In 1967 Dennard invented what is known as DRAM—a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell consisting of a tiny capacitor and transistor. Before his invention, RAM required bulky, power-hungry components that were expensive to produce. … Read more