A Brief Overview of Present and Future Random Access Memories

Abstract

Smart phones in our pockets today are thousands of times more powerful than the computer used to put a man on the moon. The advancement in technology over the past few decades has been nothing short of astounding, but this rate of progress is declining as we reach the limits of our current technologies. In this mini review article, we explore some of the current technologies used in computing - specifically Random Access Memory (RAM), and seek to make improvements to the core structure by using a new and exciting class of materials known as multiferroics. We also look at how these materials interact, what makes them interesting for our purposes, and how they can improve our technological prowess.