Stanford University research team explores gain cell memory technology to address the limitations of current SRAM and DRAM memory in GPUs. 

By combining features of both SRAM and DRAM, the goal is to speed up data access and reduce power consumption.

Top Three Takeaways:

• Gain Cell Memory: hybrid gain cells combine the speed of SRAM with the capacity of DRAM, to overcome the memory wall problem in GPUs by reducing data transfer delays.
• Innovative Materials: combining different materials for transistors (ALD ITO FET and Si PMOS), the hybrid gain cells provide faster data access, non-destructive reads, and significantly longer data retention compared than traditional DRAM.
• Potential for SoC Applications: can serve as a drop-in replacement for SRAM, offering higher capacity at lower fabrication costs, making it attractive for SoC manufacturers in datacenter GPUs, CPUs, and embedded systems.

Check out Chris Mellor article on Blocks & Files: “Stanford team proposes hybrid gain cell memory to boost GPU performance.”