The vast amounts of information that are being stored on computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones today, primarily use Flash Memory technology. While recent developments enabled Flash Memory to continue to evolve in single chips (like USB sticks or SSD drives) with the introduction of 3D-NAND, Flash is not managing to progress in the embedded market (where memory is combined with processors and other elements on the same chip) and is not a valid solution for designs below 28nm.
The market needs a new Non-Volatile memory technology which will provide a solution for the smaller process geometries.
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