IBM Moves Closer to New Class of Memory
April 15, 2009 in Computer, Electronics, Hardware & Peripherals, Information, Internet, Multimedia, Networking, Semiconductors, Technology
| San Jose, California - 10 Apr 2008: Computer memory that combines the high performance and reliability of flash with the low cost and high capacity of the hard disk drive could be closer than you think, thanks to a team of IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists.In two papers published in the April 11 issue of Science, IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin and colleagues at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose describe both the fundamentals of a technology dubbed “racetrack” memory as well as a milestone in that technology. This milestone could lead to electronic devices capable of storing far more data in the same amount of space than is possible today, with lightning-fast boot times, far lower cost and unprecedented stability and durability.Read the rest of this entry → |