Memristor Based RAM Could Be Out By 2009

neural.disruption writes "According to the EETimes, HP is announcing that it 'plans to unveil RRAM prototype chips based on memristors with crossbar arrays in 2009.' I don't know if you remember the earlier story about HP Labs proving the existence of the Memristor that had been predicted in 1971 by Leon Chua, and has the nice property of maintaining a memory of the current that passes by it. This could bring us a new type of small non-volatile high-speed RAM at low cost because of the low complexity of the mechanism employed."

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RAMBUS should sue!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sure they'll filing the patents as we speak.

Nothing New.

[inTheLoo]

Make Memtest a grub boot option and use it before you travel or put your computer someplace others can get it. Security like that is a bore. I'm going to enjoy better sleep/wake.

A fun question is if cheap ram can help save M$. If the 4GB Vista "sweet spot" is any guide, Windows 7 will require 16 GB. Cheaper faster memory might actually get there but processor and network speed is likely to catch up to Vista at the same time God makes a rock so heavy he can't lift it.