Memory chips are integrated circuits that are capable of storing information. Today, memory chips are on various types of RAM, like DRAM, EPROM, EEPROM, and SRAM. Memory chips can also be integrated into hardware devices, like a video card.

The first memory chip to utilize wires, in the form of a grid, for addressing memory cores was invented by Jay Forrester in 1949. However, Forrester’s electronic wire memory chip wasn’t actually developed until around 1953.

The picture below is an example of a 512 MB DIMM RAM stick with eight visible memory chips integrated on the circuit board.

Integrated circuits, Memory terms

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