What is Cross-point memory?

Memory with a storage element at each intersection of row and column lines. It is very dense, but a selector is placed in series with each element to stop current sneaking through unselected cells.

Field: Emerging memories

Questions that mention Cross-point memory (1)

  1. In a cross-point memory with resistive elements placed at the intersections of row and column lines, which element is placed in series with the storage element to prevent current from sneaking through unselected cells?

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