: a type of RAM that must be continuously supplied with power but does not need to be periodically rewritten in order to retain data compare dram
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First-gen designs placed the SRAM on top of the CPU cores instead, which caused the CPU cores to run hotter and limited performance.
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PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
One of the co-founders of SRAM founded World Bicycle Relief, a global non-profit social enterprise.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The top-end build Ibis currently offers includes a SRAM XX Eagle drivetrain, rather than Shimano’s XTR, and will set buyers back $12,200.
—Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2024
With components designed by cycling industry giant SRAM and made from heavy steel, the bike has rim brakes, two gears, two chainrings, and two separate chains.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
This gives the processor a 64MB pool of SRAM that functions like additional L3 cache.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, Wong said, engineers continue to focus on the question of which emerging technology will replace the conventional memory of today, with its hierarchy of SRAM, DRAM, and Flash.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
The bulk of this rapid revenue growth will be supported by emerging memories’ displacement of SRAM, NOR flash and some DRAM.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Computers usually use static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
One of the co-founders of SRAM founded World Bicycle Relief, a global non-profit social enterprise.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The top-end build Ibis currently offers includes a SRAM XX Eagle drivetrain, rather than Shimano’s XTR, and will set buyers back $12,200.
—Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2024
With components designed by cycling industry giant SRAM and made from heavy steel, the bike has rim brakes, two gears, two chainrings, and two separate chains.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
This gives the processor a 64MB pool of SRAM that functions like additional L3 cache.
—PCMAG, 11 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, Wong said, engineers continue to focus on the question of which emerging technology will replace the conventional memory of today, with its hierarchy of SRAM, DRAM, and Flash.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
The bulk of this rapid revenue growth will be supported by emerging memories’ displacement of SRAM, NOR flash and some DRAM.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Computers usually use static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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“SRAM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SRAM. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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