Scientists from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda have created a type of memory that promises to about 500 times faster than today’s Flash Memory Drive. What’s even more exciting is that, it will consume only half the power and smaller than the present flash drives.
But hey, don’t throw away your existing flash drives right away! Because this technology is still in pipeline and will take a while to hit the commercial market.
The technology used in these upcoming flash drives is known as the Phase Change Memory. The master material that enables all these technologies is a germanium antimony alloy that researchers have spiced up with a special concoction of additional elements to deliver all to these properties.