Optical memory systems for 3-D computing architectures

Summary form only given. Due to their dimensional compatibility 3-D memories and 3-D packaged electronic processing systems may be naturally well suited to each others needs. For example, 3-D electronic processing systems can provide high speed data compression, decompression, error correction, cache memory and various database functions needed for 3-D optical storage systems. On the other hand, 3-D optical storage systems may well provide the compact high bandwidth secondary storage system solutions that 3-D packaged image processing systems may need. This talk will explore these possibilities and will attempt to outline means by which these devices can be interfaced advantageously.