New Speed Record For Magnetic Memory

Iddo Genuth writes "An experiment performed at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Germany has uncovered that a spin-torque switching of a nanomagnet is as fast as what is permitted according to the fundamental laws of physics' limit. This method of switching, also named ballistic switching, could allow for increased speeds in future non-volatile magnetic memories."

Oh, FFS.

[gandhi_2]

Just when we were hoping for faster SSD's.

Next you'll be telling us that new improvements in tape mean non-sequential access, and RW speeds 5x faster than current NAND.

Call me when punch cards support DRM.

Re:you know whats better? being able to buy it...

[The Master Control P]

Yeah, I bet your father said that when Intel produced their first 1024x1 ram chip. Pff... fuckin pie in the sky that was, integrated circuit RAM. They sure wasted their time; It never did become widely available at a decent price, as I recall.

Woops, gotta go. Sense amplifier on my core is drifting out of alignment.

Re:Oh, FFS.

[Anonymous Coward]

The problem appears when you plan to erase something, and you have to cover the holes with tape...

Re:Oh, FFS.

[omfgnosis]

But it won't be able to compete with DDR-SMARM.

Re:Ballistic switching?

[fbjon]

Ballistic switching? Is that related to percussive storage?

Is that what they call fisticuffs these days? I do agree that too much input makes my face sore.