Intel and Micron announce new 3D XPoint memory technology to offer high speed memory access
Intel Corporation and Micro Technology, Inc. created 3D XPoint technology, a breakthrough in memory process technology. In fact, this is the first new memory category since NAND flash arrived in 1989. 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology will be up to 1000 times faster and has up to 1000 times endurance when compared to the NAND flash memory and is also 10 times denser than conventional memory. In short, 3D XPoint balances cost, power and performance unlike current generation memory tech.
“For decades, the industry has searched for ways to reduce the lag time between the processor and data to allow much faster analysis,” said Rob Crooke, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group. “This new class of non-volatile memory achieves this goal and brings game-changing performance to memory and storage solutions.”
“One of the most significant hurdles in modern computing is the time it takes the processor to reach data on long-term storage,” said Mark Adams, president of Micron. “This new class of non-volatile memory is a revolutionary technology that allows for quick access to enormous data sets and enables entirely new applications.”
Intel and Micron started from ground up to develop the 3D XPoint and the main criteria was to address the need for high performance, high endurance, high capacity non-volatile memory. 3D XPoint memory reduces latencies to a high level and allows more data to be store near the processor and accessible at unbelievable speeds. As an example, the digital world will grow to 44 zettabytes by 2020 and 3D XPoint can turn data from this massive data cluster into valuable information in nanoseconds. 3D XPoint has transistor-less cross point architecture that creates a 3D checkerboard and memory cells are placed at the intersection of word lines and bit lines and these cells can be addressed invidiually. Data can then be read/written in small sizes and this increases performance many fold.
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