Intel, STM Ship First Phase-Change Memory Samples
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Advancements in solid-state memory technology have brought us from the old days of the ROM technology to recent advances in NOR and NAND flash memory used in the most common personal media devices. So what’s next for solid-state, non-volatile memory?
Intel and STMicroelectronics recently announced the delivery of the first Phase Change Memory prototypes (PCM) to customers for preliminary testing of this new technology. PCM is a type of memory similar to RAM which also includes the non-volatile characteristics of current flash memory technology. PCM has the ability to read and write data much faster while requiring less power to perform these operations.
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