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New Speed Record For Magnetic Memory

Posted by timothy on from the think-fast dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "An experiment performed at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany has uncovered that a spin-torque switching of a nanomagnet is as fast as what is permitted according to the fundamental laws of physics' limit. This method of switching, also named ballistic switching, could allow for increased speeds in future non-volatile magnetic memories."

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  1. Oh, FFS. by gandhi_2 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Just when we were hoping for faster SSD's.

    Next you'll be telling us that new improvements in tape mean non-sequential access, and RW speeds 5x faster than current NAND.

    Call me when punch cards support DRM.

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    1. Re:Oh, FFS. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      The problem appears when you plan to erase something, and you have to cover the holes with tape...

    2. Re:Oh, FFS. by omfgnosis · · Score: 3, Funny

      But it won't be able to compete with DDR-SMARM.

  2. Re:you know whats better? being able to buy it... by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I bet your father said that when Intel produced their first 1024x1 ram chip. Pff... fuckin pie in the sky that was, integrated circuit RAM. They sure wasted their time; It never did become widely available at a decent price, as I recall.

    Woops, gotta go. Sense amplifier on my core is drifting out of alignment.

  3. Re:Ballistic switching? by fbjon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ballistic switching? Is that related to percussive storage?

    Is that what they call fisticuffs these days? I do agree that too much input makes my face sore.

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