MK4096K-16

4096 x 1-Bit 16-Pin Dynamic RAM (DRAM) manufactured by Mostek Corporation. This historic solid-state memory component represents the foundational industry-pioneering generation of address-multiplexed dynamic random-access memory, engineered with a 160-nanosecond access speed ceiling (indicated by the "-16" suffix code). It functions by storing binary data as microscopic electrical charges inside internal capacitive storage cells, requiring a continuous external memory refresh cycle every few milliseconds combined with multiplexed row and column address strobing to retain data integrity. It saw massive global integration across pioneering first-generation home computing platforms (such as early Apple II models and S-100 bus expansion memory modules), historic mainframe minicomputers, and early digital video terminal rigs. (Industry Equals: Mostek MK4096N-16, Mostek MK4096P-16, Intel 2104, Texas Instruments TMS4050, Fairchild 4096, Motorola MCM6605).