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Intel Set To Demo PRAM

Posted by kdawson on from the flashier dept.

xavatarx writes "Intel's chief technology officer Justin Rattner is set to give the first public demonstration of the company's PRAM (phase-change RAM) technology at this week's Intel Developer Forum conference. 'Intel and other companies are counting on PRAM to replace both NOR and NAND flash memory to generate the demand required to produce the new memory chips in volume, and drive down costs,' the article says."

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  1. Heat affecting? by MicklePickle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    After reading the wikipedia entry one thing stuck out like a sore thumb:
    PRAM uses the unique behavior of chalcogenide glass, which can be "switched" between two states, crystalline and amorphous, with the application of heat
    Riiiight! So when the next summer heat wave happens, everything will be wiped, and I assume that will be the case whether the device is powered on or not. This will definitely be the Achilles' heel of PRAM.

    --
    -- main(s){printf(s="main(s){printf(s=%c%s%c,34,s,34) ;}",34,s,34);} $p='$p=%c%s%