IBM and SK Hynix announced a collaboration on memory technology that uses phase transition, with random access (PCRAM). The combination of engineering expertise and manufacturing capacity IBM SK Hynix will accelerate the development and commercialization of products based on PCRAM technology .
About a year ago, IBM engineers managed to get samples of memory PCM , can be stored in one cell few bits of information over time. SK Hynix is also working in this direction: Five years ago, the manufacturer has received a license to use the technology from Ovonyx company , on which was set up a chip density of 1 Gbps (40-nm process technology class).
Memory PCRAM approximately 100 times greater than the NAND flash memory on reading performance , while Featuring lower power consumption, and 1000x longer service life.