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Older Intel and [[PowerPC]]-based computers have memory controller chips that are separate from the main processor. Often these are integrated into the [[Northbridge (computing)|northbridge]] of the computer, also sometimes called a memory controller hub.

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{{Main|Flash memory controller}}

Many [[flash memory]] devices, such as [[USB flash drive]]s and [[solid -state drive]]s, include a [[flash memory controller]]. Flash memory is inherently slower to access than RAM and often becomes unusable after a few million write cycles, which generally makes it unsuitable for RAM applications.

== See also ==