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A Comparative Study on Racetrack Memories: Domain Wall vs. Skyrmion

  • Beihang University
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
  • Capital Normal University

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Abstract

Racetrack memory (RM), a new storage scheme in which information flows along a nanotrack, has been considered as a potential candidate for future high-density storage device instead of the hard disk drive (HDD). The first RM, which was proposed in 2008 by IBM, relies on a train of opposite magnetic domains separated by domain walls (DWs), named DW-RM. Recently, an alternative information carrier, skyrmion, which was discovered in 2009, has been regarded as a promising replacement of DW for RM, named skyrmion-based RM (SK-RM). So, what are the relationship between DW and skyrmion? What are the key differences between DW and skyrmion, or between DW-RM and SK-RM? What benefits could SK-RM bring and what critical challenges need to be addressed before application? In this paper, we intend to answer these questions through a comparative study between DW-RM and SK-RM. This work will provide guidelines, especially, for circuit and architecture researchers on RM.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 7th IEEE Non-Volatile Memory Systems and Applications Symposium, NVMSA 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages7-12
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538674031
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2018
Event7th IEEE Non-Volatile Memory Systems and Applications Symposium, NVMSA 2018 - Hakodate, Japan
Duration: 28 Aug 201831 Aug 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 7th IEEE Non-Volatile Memory Systems and Applications Symposium, NVMSA 2018

Conference

Conference7th IEEE Non-Volatile Memory Systems and Applications Symposium, NVMSA 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityHakodate
Period28/08/1831/08/18

Keywords

  • Spintronics
  • domain wall (DW)
  • racetrack memory-(RM)
  • skyrmion

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