In my latest design, I'm using a TI MSP430FR5969 which has ferroelectric RAM. It's really nice to be able to go back to the
old magnetic core memory days where the RAM was non-volatile. No boot time needed, the system retains its current state even if the power goes off--instant on. There's no write degradation, and it's fast. FRAM ( and the other non-volatile technologies: MRAM, SPINRAM, Phase Change RAM etc. ) are the future. I foresee the day when there will only be one kind of memory to replace RAM, ROM, FLASH, DISKs, CACHEs etc. No need for a memory hierarchy at all, just semi infinite fast terabyte storage on the chip. Hoyt Stearns Scottsdale, Arizona US From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 3:55 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:BrightSource ChemE Stewart <cheme...@gmail.com> wrote: ...Vacuum tube computer memory replaced CRT-based memory. Vacuum tubes were then replaced by magnetic core memory, which was replaced by semiconductor memory. But wait, magnetic core may be staging a comeback. It might replace semiconductor RAM again. As I said, the old is often made new again. ... --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
