All true. But exotic RAM devices are a hot topic and something I might be able to get funding to work on. What would be great is if we could turn that into something like a fast open source SSD. Could be a long time, though, but STT-RAM devices have been produced.
Areas to innovate: - Block erasure, mapping, and access scheduling algorithms - Error correcting codes - Host interfaces - We should look at conference proceedings for other stuff STT-RAMs don't require wear-leveling. On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:44 AM, Jack Carroll <[email protected]>wrote: > For a non-volatile memory, that's fast. But a framebuffer doesn't need > nonvolatile memory. > > Jack Carroll > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dieter BSD" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:37:09 PM > Subject: [Open-graphics] low power, non-volatile memory > > Slightly off-topic, but we are going to be needing memory. > > spin transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) > > "improved speed while reducing power consumption by 90%" > > Less power than SRAM and non-volatile. But...I must be reading the graph > wrong, looks like 300ns? Isn't that obscenely slow for 2012? Also > isn't clear if they have actually built and tested it or just simulated it. > > > http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20121210213212_Toshiba_s_STT_MRAM_Memory_Element_Promises_World_s_Best_Power_Consumption.html > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) > -- Timothy Normand Miller, PhD Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Binghamton University http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~millerti/<http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~millerti> Open Graphics Project
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