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"HP has abruptly changed course on its 'Machine,' a new type of memory-driven computer it thinks will radically alter large-scale data processing. When the comp
by knightofmars 10y ago
"HP has abruptly changed course on its 'Machine,' a new type of memory-driven computer it thinks will radically alter large-scale data processing. When the company first launched it last year, the plan was to use a new kind of memory chip called the "memristor," which is as fast as DRAM but can permanently store data. The problem is that the tech, which HP expected to commercialize with Hynix in 2013, still isn't ready. Rather than giving up, though, HP has decided to take it in another direction by using both conventional RAM and phase change memory."[1]
[1]http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/05/hp-the-machine-no-memristors/ http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/05/hp-the-machine-no-memrist...
- dekhn 10y agoAnybody who thought the Machine, or HP's ability to deploy memristors, was reality, I think is sadly mistaken.
- voidz 10y agoCare to elaborate?
- zupa-hu 10y agoTo translate the article, "the tech [..] still isn't ready" means management thought it would be cool to build memristors but they have no clue how. Some engineers will be fired. They came up with a new idea, the Machine instead. They will probably get a bonus. Surprisingly, promises to invent never seem to materialize. See thegrid.io.
- woodandsteel 10y agoWhat are you talking about? The Grid is on-schedule and doing fine.