magnetoresistive random-access memory Mram

A microchip that can store information like hard drives has been unveiled by USA based company Freescale. The chip, called magnetoresistive random-access memory (Mram), contains data by relying on magnetic properties rather than an electrical charge.

Freescale started commercial shipments of the 4-Mbit magneto resistive random access memories (MRAM) on July the 10th 2006 ), with small volume sales priced at $25 per chip.
Analysts say Freescale's move into volume MRAM production, after two years of sampling, is a breakthrough.
The Freescale MRAM products are fast, with read and write times at 35-ns.
Some questioned whether MRAM's cell size can be competitive in the cost conscious memory market, Tehrani said the 4-Mbit product has a 1.26 square micron cell size in a 0.18-micron process. Freescale will skip the 0.13-micron generation and jump next to the 90-nm node, where the cell size is 0.29 square microns. That compares with about 1 square micron for 90-nm SRAMs, which use a six-transistor structure per bit.

One analyst told the Associated Press news agency he chip was the most significant development in computer memory for a decade. The benefit of Mram chips is that they will hold information after power has been switched off. Mram chips can find their way to many different electronic devices.

Freescale has been producing the 4 megabit Mram chips at an Arizona factory for two months to build up stock. A number of chip makers have pursued the technology for a decade, including IBM, but Freescale is the first to offer a chip with practical usage for many of today's devices.

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Freescale may be one of the largest companies that people touch every day, but have not heard of. 16 billion semiconductors, which can be found in everyday name brands: Motorola cell phones, Sony electronics, Whirlpool appliances, Logitech keyboards and mice, Lifefitness cardiovascular and strength training equipment, Cisco routers , Apple laptops , Bose Acoustic Wave radios , Trane heating and cooling equipment , Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Hyundai and General Motors vehicles

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader in design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for wireless, networking, automotive, consumer and industrial markets. The company provides original equipment manufacturers with chips to help them drive advanced cell phones, manage Internet traffic and to help make vehicles safer and more efficient. It has more than 10,000 customers including 100 top global manufacturers.

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Freescale's manufacturing expertise concentrates on two areas: die manufacturing, and packaging and test.

The business has manufacturinmg bases in numerous regions
Freescale Austin Technology & Manufacturing Center, Freescale Chandler Fab, Crolles2, Freescale East Kilbride Fab, Freescale Kuala Lumpur Final Manufacturing, Freescale Oak Hill Fab, Freescale Sendai Fab, Freescale Tempe Fab, Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing, Freescale Toulouse

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