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  • #1

    Mmmmmm .... RAM

    The wave of the future could be here as soon as 2005:

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    http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1014865.html?tag=fdfeed


    MRAM is a nifty new RAM that is potentially faster than the current SRAM, cheaper to make, and is non-volitile

    Translation, you could build a hard drive out it and not have to worry about losing your data from power loss, and the price would be comparible to a standard hard drive.

    Initially it won't be used in PC computing, but give it a few year and I bet you'll start to see MRAM Hard Drives.

    Jammrock
    “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
    –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett
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  • #2
    Hmm, no info on speed. How much could they fit inside the same volume of a 3.5inch or 5.25" drive case? Any heat related issues.

    Oh and imagine it: overclockable hard drives!

    Edit:
    Read the article again.
    Last edited by High_Jumbllama; 10 June 2003, 06:45.

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    • #3
      "The big advantage here is the write time. In flash, the write process can take milliseconds. MRAM could put it in the nanosecond range," Isaac said. "

      sounds like some seriously fast hard drives in that case.. though currently at 128Kbits
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      • #4
        Very cool...faster than SRAM? Where do i sign up??!!

        My only beefs are...
        1-I'm not a big fan of magnetic storage
        2-MRAM doesn't seem "black and white" enough to me yet (in terms of the diff between a 1 and a 0 being 30%)...but it should get better in time.

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        • #5
          MRAM will be used in mobile devices first, as combined EEPROM/Flash/RAM.

          Infineon and IBM want to enter volume production in 2005.

          Dunno what that article was about, I'm too lazy to read it now

          AZ
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          • #6
            The tech is still young. Info is still scarce, but there have been a lot of analysts that have commented on potential uses of MRAM in the PC sector.

            It's like OLED. Futuristic with lots of potential.

            Jammrock
            “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
            –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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            • #7
              Yeah, MRAM has been "just around the corner" for what, 4 years?
              Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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              • #8
                I don't think it'll enter the relatively conservative PC market in the near future, I can see it used in mobile devices though, as I said. Like OLEDs are used in mobile phones and even digicams now.

                AZ
                There's an Opera in my macbook.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Wombat
                  Yeah, MRAM has been "just around the corner" for what, 4 years?
                  looonger

                  its magnetic bubble memory again
                  If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Technoid
                    looonger

                    its magnetic bubble memory again
                    No, that it isn't. It's cool tech, it just isn't going to be ready too quickly.
                    Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                    • #11
                      CNN just posted a similar article, but with a slight desktop computer slant:

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                      http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/06/10/ibm.memory.reut/index.html
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                      MRAM has been in development since the 1970's!!!! I remember they had a huge breakthrough 2-3 years ago. It looks like they are tooling up for MRAM release.

                      According to the article the size will be, " IBM's memory cell is 1.4 microns, or about 20 million times smaller than the top of a pencil eraser."

                      Yeah, MRAM has been "just around the corner" for what, 4 years?
                      Yes, but this is the first time they've stuck a date onto MRAM.

                      Jammrock
                      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
                      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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                      • #12
                        OT: What was the deal w/ the "bubble chip" I always used to hear about 10 years ago?

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