Semi News: MRAM Update from IEDM and Zoom Call

Mark Webb, MKW VENTURES CONSULTING at IEDM, San Francisco Hilton Dec 11-15^th

^{ZOOM CALL Sunday and Monday evening}

^{QUICK update MRAM}

^MRAM:

^{Embedded MRAM is officially in the "It works, we implemented it, and now we need to optimize it for each application". This is true maturity working with each customer for what they need and what they will pay for.}

1) Replace embedded flash (This should have happened long ago). e-Flash at any geometry is neither optimal for performance nor optimal for cost. e-Flash (which i worked on years ago) is a "its all we got, so we are stuck" technology. MRAM and possibly RRAM to the rescue

2) Replace/Augment Last Level Cache. Its not really cheaper or better than SRAM for pure cache yet... but it is within optimization timeframe (2 years). It needs to be about 30% smaller than current, and it needs to give up some retention for Bit error rate (BER) and speed .... but it is a possible option depending on applications

Discrete MRAM has made some progress with STT at Everspin but it is still a small market until we can show significant improvement over NOR and DRAM/SRAM

We have a presentation and Zoom call covering new emerging memories.

**** Sunday 12/12 from 6PM to 630PM Pacific time AND

**** Monday 12/13 from 5:30-6PM Pacific time

**** ZOOM Meeting ID: 811 2666 3619 ZOOM Passcode 481708

We can also meet 1:1 or in a small group during the conference. Just text.

Topics:

* Emerging Memory Product Lifecycle: What steps are needed to deliver production memories and where does each memory stand? How can we tell whether a technology is 15 years from success or 2 years. Note: Memories take 10+ years to mature, 90% don’t make it