Events of the past two years show that Micron company wants to become someone more than a manufacturer of DRAM-and NAND-flash memory. It was noted by promoting high-speed memory interface with the new HMC ( Hybrid Memory Cube ) and the development of automatic processor (AP, Automata Processor ). Obviously, the company has a vision of future interfaces and logic.
Talking about HMC memory, the speaker emphasized that it gives the opportunity to provide the highest possible bandwidth for today - up to 160 GB / s. In this case, it is no big deal. HMC memory based on simple instruction sets and conventional SerDes-logic (translation parallel streams in serial and vice versa). It should be the essence of DRAM-memory and a new generation to replace the traditional logic. Interestingly, Micron company does not expect some interesting developments from JEDEC committee. Yes, this industry group is working on an interface Wide I / O, but nothing interesting after DDR4 is not observed. In other words, Micron is ahead of the rest. We can add that preparing the final version of the specification HBM (High-Bandwidth Memory). In essence, the standard JEDEC HBM - is the younger brother of Hybrid Memory Cube, the only difference is that implicit in the standard HBM maximum speed does not exceed 128 GB / s.
At this stage, the company sees Micron memory HMC as a basis for productive networking and supercomputing. But in the future expects to reduce the cost to a level that will allow HMC to use the memory of mass servers. However, a company spokesman declined to answer the question of when it will happen. The company works with the memory of a substance changes phase (Phase-change memory) and magnetoresistive memory over, but does not believe in a quick practical benefits of these developments. Perhaps in 2015, something will become clearer.
Finally, the company has shared some details about the processor machines. This architecture Micron introduced last fall as a solution that can quickly handle complex unstructured data. What fundamentally, Micron is really going to move away from the established paradigm and classical von Neumann architecture. Describing Automata Processor (AP) in their own words, a company spokesman called the development processor symbols, state machine and undetermined. Such "atypical" solution will solve such problems that modern processor architectures are not able to cope. For example, are theoretical calculations about the possibilities 48-processor AP-system compared with a conventional 48-processor cluster.
For the recognition of Micron, the company plans to release samples Automata Processor in April. First software packages for developers will be prepared by June. Related Products :
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