SiliconStrategies.com schrijft dat de Ramtron enkele dagen geleden als eerste bedrijf onverslijtbare geheugenchips heeft ontwikkeld. Het nieuwe product wat FM18L08 is genoemd is een 256Kb FRAM module die op 3V loopt. Ramtron garandeert dat de chip minstens 10 quadrillion read/write cycles kan overleven. Dat betekend dat je meer dan 300 jaar lang elke geheugenplaats 100 miljoen keer per seconde kan opvragen. Samples zijn al verkrijgbaar en als je toevallig 10.000 FM18L08 chips nodig hebt kost elke chip je 4.50 dollar:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Ramtron International Corp. here today (March 27) claimed it has developed the industry's first nonvolatile memory product with "unlimited endurance" for read and write cycles. Ramtron is aiming the new 256-kilobit ferrorelectric RAM at replacing low-power SRAMs.
Ramtron said its 256-Kbit FRAM, designated FM18L08, carries an endurance guarantee of at least 10 quadrillion read/write cycles. The Colorado chip supplier said the unlimited endurance specification eliminates a crucial barrier in replacing SRAMs or DRAMs in systems.
"We have crafted the ferroelectric material, the electrode system, and the deposition process to achieve a low-voltage, unlimited access memory," said Domokos Hadnagy, vice president of quality and reliability at Ramtron. "This development dispels previous myths about FRAM's and refined PZT's inability to achieve unlimited endurance," asserted Hadnagy, referring to zirconium titanium (PZT), which is used to create the nonvolatile storage cell.
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The company said if it can't raise additional capital to continue its present level of
operations, it will have to scale back its business, which could include among other
things, a workforce reduction.
The company said in the filing that while it's considering various funding alternatives, it
hasn't secured or entered any arrangements to get additional capital.

Corsair Memory, Inc., an industry leader in high density DRAM Dual In-Line Memory Modules (DIMMs) has announced that it is now shipping fully qualified and tested CAS 2 Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM DIMMs. Modules are available in 128Mbyte and 256Mbyte density. The 128Mbyte modules are available for immediate orders. The 256Mbyte modules will begin shipping within one week.



Het probleem speelt waarschijnlijk niet alleen in Japan. Kyoji Murakami,
woordvoerder van DoCoMo zegt het probleem kan voorkomen in dichtbevolkte
gebieden over de hele wereld. Het tekort aan bandbreedte kan een serieus probleem
opleveren om grote groepen gebruikers te bedienen.
