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Andrew Phillips <andrew@teslab.lab.oz> wrote:
>In article <183539cc.ARN0ccd@Chucla.CAM.ORG> stephane@Chucla.CAM.ORG writes:
>>   Not so long ago I remember reading about a new kind of RAM, called
>>FRAM.  It looked like a new technology but then again, I don't know
>>much about memories... The authors of the paper (Sorry, I can't remember
>>who they were) basically stated that their FRAMs were similar to a EEPROM,
>>but with reads and writes at DRAM speed.

>Yes, FRAM is non-volatile RAM.  I believe the technology is not very
>mature with only very small capacity chips currently shipping
>(16Kb?).  Also FRAM is much more radiation hardened which has caused
>a lot of military interest.

>>   This memory, if available, would make a great replacement for ROM/EPROM
>>chips or true recoverable ram disks.

>There will always be a (small?) need for non-writeable memory and ROM
>will probably always be cheaper to produce.  But FRAM will eventually
>do away with the need for hard disks.

Given past development cycles, you are looking at 1995-96 before dense
enough chips are produced to seriously challenge today's HD.  However, that
may not be enough...by that time you will be competing with magneto-optical
drives with Terrabyte capacities.  DRAM technology should be providing
chips in the 32-64Mb range.  One market that will avail itself...hand-held
instruments--computers, games, elctronic books, and telephone.  Another
application would be the ease with which operating system upgrades could be
made [Call 1-900-AMIGA3.0--$49.95 (19.2/38.4/154 KB)].

Any idea who is developing FRAM?  Could be an investment here :-)


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