Memory chips
Memory chips are integrated circuits that are capable of storing information. Today, memory chips are on various types of RAM (random-access memory), like DRAM (dynamic random-access memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory), EEPROM(electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), and SRAM (static random-access memory). Memory chips can also be integrated into hardware devices, like a video card.
The first memory chip to utilize wires, in the form of a grid, for addressing memory cores was invented by Jay Forrester in 1949. However, Forrester's electronic wire memory chip wasn't actually developed until around 1953.
The picture below is an example of a 512 MB DIMM RAM stick with eight visible memory chips integrated on the circuit board.
