A new kind of memory
A type of computer technology called phase-change memory has been known about for some time but had not advanced to a possible practical state until recently. Intel has been involved with developing the technology. An advantage of phase-change memory is that it can be miniaturized to smaller dimensions than current flash memory. CNET reports on recent progress:
Researchers are two steps closer to creating a mass-market version of technology called phase-change memory that could change how computers of the future are put together.
Intel and Numonyx, the chipmaker’s joint venture with STMicroelectonics that’s focused on flash memory, announced Wednesday they’ve built a new type of phase-change memory chip they hope will help fulfill the technology’s promise for small size and large capacity.
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