An OpenHardware STT RAM device sounds like an awesome idea to me.
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Timothy Normand Miller <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) >
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