Optimizing Data Encoding on Multi-Level Cell Non Volatile Cache Memory

Multi-Level Cell NVMs are a new emerging technology that is still in it's early development phases. The primary benefit of a MLC memory is that unlike traditional memory it can store information by retaining more than two physical states which is typically used to store either binary 0 or 1. With MLC NVMs we can store multiple bits within a single cell depending on how many different states the cell can handle reliably. While traditional memory requires periodic refresh operation to retain data, MLCs are NVMs that does not require any refresh current to keep the data in it reducing power requirement to drive them. This research explores onto utilizing these properties of a MLC memory to optimize data encodings which not possible a few years back. Starting with this a new era of computing has a potential to come up which completely discards the traditional binary computational systems replacing them with higher cardinal number systems.