A New Type Of Ram In Works Magnetic RAM

[bonkers325]

German-based Infineon has reported the successful development of a new chip technology that will boost current RAM speeds as much as five times. The new RAM, magnetic random access memory, is currently being developed in conjunction with researchers at IBM. According to Bijan Davari, IBM Fellow and Vice President of Technology and Emerging Products, "MRAM has the potential to replace today?s memory technologies in electronic products of the future

 

[AndrewR]

I read an article about that yesterday -- looks like an awesome technology if they get it to market (article said that won't happen until 2003 or 2004). The most interesting aspect is that it would enable "instant-on" computers since cutting the power would not erase the memory like DRAM. No more boot time!

 

[nuttervm]

it's not a new technology really, just a more sophisticated version of an older one. the idea has been around for years, there was never a way to make it a viable solution

 

[HD2GO]

nuttervm is right. This is unlikely a replacement for the good old, inexpensive, high capacity, DRAM for the foreseeable future. However, it is a rather interesting replacement for FLASH memory.

 

[miniMUNCH]

Dude! Old, old , old news!

The new news is that IBM and Infineon signed an agreement for joint development (not pot).