http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/pcm used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_brags_about_breaking_through_20nm_nand_barrier <!--paging_filter--><p>Intel working in conjunction with Numonyx <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/28/pcms_announcement/">unveiled breakthrough technology</a> that will keep Moore’s Law accurate. The new process will enable non-volatile memory to cost-effectively scale down to 5nm.</p> <p> Without getting too technical, the companies were able to build upon phase-change memory (PCM) and create a new technology call “phase-change memory and switch” (PCMS). PCMS integrates a new thin-film selector that effectively lets the memory/selector layers stack very densely. The nature of PCM allows it operate in two ways: quick “RAM like” bit changing, and non-volatile storage.</p> <p> It is unlikely well see devices using the technology for “many years” according to Al Fazio, Intel Fellow and director of memory technology development. However, this is a key first step in continuing to scale technology according to Moore’s Law. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u93546/10282009-01.jpg" width="405" height="244" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_brags_about_breaking_through_20nm_nand_barrier#comments News hardware intel Memory Moore&#039;s Law nand numonyx pcm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:43 -0500 Jason Barry 8735 at http://www.maximumpc.com