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Intel to Sample Flash-killer PRAM This Year

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the on-the-horizon dept.

Station writes "Intel's new phase-change memory technology (PRAM) will begin sampling this year. Samsung, IBM, and Hitachi are all working on phase-change memory as a successor to flash as it has a lower (~20ns) read latency than flash (50-90ns). 'Intel says they plan to ship the first PRAM modules as a straight-ahead NOR flash replacement so that they can work the kinks out of the design before trying to move it up the memory hierarchy. The company claims a much higher number of read-write cycles (100 million) than flash, as well as a potential 10 years' worth of data retention. NOR flash is typically used as program storage memory for mobile devices like cell phones, while more durable but slower NAND flash is used for mass storage in devices like the iPod nano.'"

8 of 78 comments (clear)

  1. Killer Pram? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Killer Pram? Won't somebody think of the children!!

    1. Re:Killer Pram? by JamesTRexx · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, it's going to be fun to go to the store here in the Netherlands and ask for a couple of "prammen". (slang for hooters :-) )

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    2. Re:Killer Pram? by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny
      Oh great, yet another "iPod killer."

      -Eric

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  2. Obligatory Monty Python Reference... by jimstapleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they like to push it a lot?

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    1. Re:Obligatory Monty Python Reference... by jcr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Let's not go there... It's a silly place.

      -jcr

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  3. Re:3D stacking by proxy318 · · Score: 2, Funny

    3D stacking is so yesterday. I want RAM that's stacked in 4D, so I can get tomorrow's lottery numbers today.

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  4. Bit of pram, please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Customer: (goes to door, runs his finger down the list of adverts) Pram for sale. Any offers. I'd like a bit of pram please.

    Shopkeeper: Ah yes, sir. That's in good condition.

    Customer: Oh good, I like them in good condition, eh? Eh?

  5. Flash killer - about time by baomike · · Score: 2, Funny

    Never liked flash anyway
    what ? you say it's memory?
    OH, nevermind