Researchers working on memory to replace DRAM, NAND

21.04.2009

"We're still in the early stage of development," said Tsai Ming-jinn, research director of the Nanoelectronic Technology Division at ITRI.

"Right now we cannot compete with DRAM on reliability," he added.

Most memory chip research initiatives focus on dethroning either DRAM or NAND flash memory because they hold sway over such huge markets. The DRAM market alone was worth nearly US$24 billion last year, according to market researcher iSuppli.