Development of an Instant On System Using Storage Class Memory

Storage Class Memory (SCM) has both characteristics of non-volatility and random byte addressability. The advent of SCM can bring about novel and innovative features that are not possible in con ventional computing systems. This paper suggests a new system design that turns on/off a system instantly. To do this, we replace the main memory with SCM to retain the volatile system states as the system is turned off. We implement our prototype in an embedded environment and measure its system on/off time.