The major limitation in using semiconductor memories is the cost per bit of the stored information.
The 70 series had semiconductor memory but also supported core.
Nor is it clear if the core memory was designed as a backup, or that the semiconductor memory came along later.
Memory bandwidth is the rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by a processor.
Current semiconductor memories can store about half a billion bits per square centimeter.
Most semiconductor memories and disk drives provide random access.
Both volatile and non-volatile forms of semiconductor memory exist.
Established semiconductor memories can be divided into two categories: volatile and nonvolatile.
There are two main types of semiconductor memory: volatile and non-volatile.
At the time, there were essentially two types of semiconductor memories.