IEEE Spectrum article provides more insight into HP/Hynix memristor pact

Despite some obvious technical flaws (DRAM cost/bit is not 10x less than NAND Flash! The article means to invoke the cost of hard-disk storage, not DRAM.), this article in IEEE Spectrum provides some additional insights into the recent pact between HP and Hynix to commercialize HP Labs’ memristor developments. Key takeaways:

• “Hynix says it is looking to HP’s architecture to form the basis of its next-generation memory strategy.”


• Hynix seeks to eventually replace both flash and DRAM with the new [memristor] device.


• The goal is to produce devices with 2x the bit density of NAND Flash by 2013.