Researchers working on memory to replace DRAM, NAND

21.04.2009
A Taiwanese research group has turned to (Resistive-RAM) as the latest possible Holy Grail of memory chips, one that can replace both DRAM and NAND flash memory.

DRAM has been the main memory type used in computers for decades and is valued for its ability to handle data at high speeds. NAND flash memory is newer but its market has grown fast because of the large amounts of songs, pictures and other data it stores in iPods, iPhones, digital cameras and other products.

Researchers at Taiwan's publicly funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) believe RRAM shows enough promise that it could be ready for the embedded chip market within the next few years.