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64 Mbyte Write once CMOS Chip from Standard Fabs
brian wang writes "Matrix semiconductor has taped out 64 Mbyte write once chip. It is 8 layer memory that can be made at standard fabs. They will be made at Taiwan Semiconductor initially in a 0.25micron process.
It will be compatible with Flash.
Obviously when they move to 0.18 micron and 0.13 and 0.10 micron processes that already are producing chips the memory size will shoot up to rival CDRoms from single chips. Revolutionary impact for handhelds, PCs, ROMDrives etc..."
See, I knew it: Little is better.
Thats _not_ what she said....
To creating real Write-only memory.
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I guess about all you could use it for is to cheaply up the amount of phrases a Furbie doll can spew out.
Oh my God, now you've done it! Thanks to you Furbies will have a practically limitless repertoire! We'll never get a moment of quiet!
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"See, I knew it: Little is better."
Which girls have you been arguing this with, anyway?
Imagine how much money AOL could save in shipping if they could mail you a tiny chip instead of a CD!
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You ever scratch a CD? You ever scratch a DVD?
Both types of media are great for what they do, but imagine it being a little cartridge(think nintendo here) that you pop in the front and it works great. Yeah, I'm sure that 10 years after it's use you'll have to do your special voodoo to make it work, but that's the way my DVD player is getting.
On a side note, this looks VERY promising for console gaming. The speed of a cartride with the capacity of a CD.
Pat
Humans are slow, innaccurate, and brilliant; computers are fast, acurrate, and dumb; together they are unbeatable
You can just walk up and touch the things you know...
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