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When he was talking about geological timescales, what he meant was how long a memristor retains it's state after being switched, while I'm more interested in ho
by Tuna-Fish 17y ago
When he was talking about geological timescales, what he meant was how long a memristor retains it's state after being switched, while I'm more interested in how many times can he safely switch the device.
- Aron 17y agoHe indicates at 0:33.30 that the endurance is slightly better than flash.
- modeless 17y agoYes, and what I'm wondering is if that's a fundamental limitation or if it's something that can be easily improved. The endurance of DRAM is essentially infinite and I have a feeling that's going to be tough to reach with memristors.
- Aron 17y agoWilliams discusses briefly here (at 50 min) his hope that endurance would be significantly improved by moving from the lab equipment they use for fabrication to a more commercial quality system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHJvp5MybkM&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHJvp5MybkM&feature=chann... Sounds a bit wishful in thinking, but I have no experience in the matter. The center panelist then seems to indicate that Intel is more interested in the phase change version because they want 'a rock that can switch 10^6 times..'. So I think you might be right that this is a significant issue (particularly into DRAM or computation).