Not a day goes by without at least one manufacturer claiming to have unlocked the key to the computer memory of the future. But, as one of the most experienced and largest of the tech firms, any announcement by IBM can be given credence. Their latest break through is made all the more impressive by the fact that their new computer memory can be made with existing tools.
Unveiled this week at the International Electronic Devices Meeting in Washington, D.C, IBM’s new Racetrack PC memory combines the large storage capacity of a traditional hard disk device with the sturdy robustness of flash memory. The resulting Racetrack memory can be made with tools that are already commonly used, which means the development of the memory won’t be cost prohibitive – making it much more likely the chip will become commercially available.
In development since 2008, the debut of the prototype this week marks a significant step forward and suggests the ultra fast, high capacity memory is now one step closer to being made a reality. Some industry analysts have described the racetrack memory as “…flash memory on steroids.”
The memory uses a series of magnetic regions and microscopic wires to write at extremely high speeds. The regions can be arranged vertically to fit more bits in smaller areas and promise much faster speeds and higher storage capacity that currently available DRAM chips.
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