Transcript NRAM - Wiki

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Random Access Memory
RAM is a form of computer data storage
RAM is a volatile type memory
RAM can also be used as a much faster Hard
Drive
Carbon nanotubes are the strongest
stiffest materials on earth
Metallic nanotubes can have an
electrical current density more than
1,000 times greater than metals such
as silver and copper.
Nanotube based transistors have
been made that operate at room
temperature and that are capable of
digital switching using a single
electron.
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Nano-RAM is being developed by the Japan
based company Nantero
Dr. Thomas Rueckes, Nantero's Chief
Technology Officer, uses carbon nanotubes as
the active memory elements of NRAM
Dr. Rueckes uses nanotubes great
conductivity to create clusters of cells to form
NRAM chips
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NRAM chips can be
much smaller that
todays DRAM chips
NRAM is non-volatile
NRAM, unlike Flash
RAM, can read/write
with much less power.
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NRAM can not be
erased with magnets,
radiation, even power
failure will not corrupt
data
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NRAM is great in theory. i have read many different
articles on this subject due to a report ia m doing
about it. NRAM is also unaffetced by strong magnetic
fields and extreme temperature changes like hot and
cold. add the fact that tey are 100 times stronger
than steel and much more conductive than copper,
nanotubes are an interesting way of producing the
specified results. Anyways i am waiting for the day
when Harddrives will no loner be an issue, and you
will no longer worry about loosing reports you have
been writing or work you were doing. NRAM is a
wonderfull thing in theory, now all that is let is to
wait and see.
Posted by Dan on 03/10/2005 at 02:40 PM,
http://www.alanbarber.org/index.php/weblog/comments/the_future_of_ram_is_in_nanotubes/
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How would the incorporation of NRAM
change the computer industry?
◦ Price
◦ Storage Capacity
◦ Hard-drive
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What other technology will nanotubes affect?