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The 19 pages that link to Dynamic random-access memory, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitBroader topic: DRAM chips demonstrate large-scale integration optimized for dense data storage.

• Random-access memoryBroader topic: Its capacitor cells make it the dominant technology for main memory.

• Flash memoryCompared with: DRAM is much faster for working data but loses contents without power.

• MOSFETBroader topic: A MOSFET selects the storage capacitor during DRAM reads and writes.

• Read-only memoryCompared with: DRAM is writable working memory, whereas ROM preserves fixed contents without power.

• Samsung ElectronicsBroader topic: DRAM is one of Samsung's principal memory-chip products.

• Semiconductor fabricationBroader topic: Its repeated cell structures favor processes optimized for density and uniformity.

• Static random-access memoryCompared with: DRAM offers greater density, while SRAM avoids refresh and is typically faster.

• Semiconductor device fabricationBroader topic: Its dense capacitor structures drive distinctive, repeated patterning and etching requirements.

• Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductorRelated: CMOS processes fabricate the access circuitry used in DRAM chips.

• Computer memoryBroader topic: It provides the dense, economical main memory used in most computers.

• Magnetic-core memoryCompared with: DRAM replaced core memory in many systems as chip capacity and manufacturing economics improved.

• Non-volatile memoryCompared with: DRAM is fast working memory, but its charge must be continually restored.

• Magnetoresistive random-access memoryCompared with: DRAM offers dense, fast working memory but loses data without power.

• Volatile memoryBroader topic: Its capacitors leak charge, so continuous power and refresh cycles preserve data.

• Memory cellBroader topic: Its stored charge leaks, so cells require periodic refresh.

• Very-large-scale integrationBroader topic: Dense VLSI fabrication enabled large-capacity memory chips.

• MicroelectronicsBroader topic: DRAM demonstrates how microelectronic structures provide high-density working memory.

• History of the transistorRelated: DRAM made the transistor central to inexpensive, high-capacity computer memory.