But ITRI has a long way to go with RRAM.

The group has already produced 1Kbit prototype chips and successfully manufactured the chips on 8-inch wafers, two key steps along the development path. It will still take years to create chips with enough storage capacity to entice even the embedded chip market.

ITRI is currently in talks with a few startups about working on the chips, but they are not Taiwanese companies, which is a problem. ITRI is sponsored by the Taiwan government, and is required by its mandate to first give local companies a shot at a partnership on any new technologies it develops.