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HP and Hynix team up for memristor
HP is working to bring technology that could change the way computer memory works by collaborating with chipmaker Hynix.
The Memristor, or the memory resistor, was created by researchers in HP's Information and Quantum Systems Laboratory (IQSL) in 2006.
The circuit element acts as an effective memory device capable of storing large amounts of data in a fraction of the time it takes regular flash drives to save information. With the Memristor, products can function up to 10 times faster than with flash memory and use up to 10 times less power.
The non-volatile device, which can even perform logic functions may very soon replace hard drives, DRAM and flash drives and may be put in use in cameras and computers as storage devices.
Hynix is working with HP to research and develop the device. The companies plan to release the technology some time in 2013.
Dr Stan Williams, senior HP member and IQSL director, said: "It's not just the Memristor, there's also architecture, circuit design, error correction coding - we're bringing the complete package.
"Personnel from my lab will be going over to Korea and living there to help make this work. We're committed to working together very closely to get a working product ready for the marketplace in as short a time frame as possible."
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