>>> On 7/31/2015 at 09:18 AM, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.computerworld.com/article/2954492/computer-hardware/that-new-3d-xp > oint-memory-could-last-forever.html > http://www.micron.com/about/innovations/3d-xpoint-technology >
Hmm. From this: "Each memory cell stores a single bit of data." And this: "Memory cells are accessed and written or read by varying the amount of voltage sent to each selector. This eliminates the need for transistors, increasing capacity and reducing cost." It sounds like they've reinvented core memory. :) > ComputerWorld reports that this new form of "flash" memory is 1000 times as > fast and has 1000 times the write cycles of current NAND flash. The Micron > site is less exact: "up to 1,000 times lower latency" and "exponentially > greater endurance". Apart from the (IMHO) misuse of the "1,000 times lower", I would say that's probably more exact than saying it's 1,000 times as fast. It'll be interesting to see how it's priced. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
