delivi 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2008 MRAM is in the news in the past couple of years, with several chip makers pursuing the technology including the Big Blue - IBM.About 2 years back Freescale Semiconductor announced the commercial availability of an MRAM chip, this was the world's first.Magnetoresistive RAM or MRAM is a cross between a hard disk and Flash. It is fast like no other magnetic storage and is non-volatile like Flash. It is better than Flash because it's faster and doesn't degrade over time. MRAM uses magnetic materials combined with conventional silicon circuitry. In fact it is termed as "universal mem ory", and could be used in every elecronic device from PCs to Mobile Phones.Theoritically, MRAM is the Holy Grail of Memory. MRAM will be implemented in embedded devices. It will be used in automotive and industial sectors where durability is critical.When launched a 4 Mega bit MRAM chip costed $25, which translates to $50 per Megabyte. So it will not replace flash or harddisks anytime soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
