Promise Technology to Offer RAID Controllers with FRAM

Dom · Jul 9, 2003, 12:20 PM

Ramtron International Corporation, a developer of non-volatile FRAM memory products, announced that Promise Technology had selected the company's ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) for use in its stand-alone RAID controllers.

Promise Technology had chosen Ramtron's 3V, 256Kb, FM18L08 for its fast write capability, small footprint and cost effectiveness. In the application, FRAM stores RAID transaction logs and other non-volatile data, writing virtually non-stop and preserving its data state even if the power goes out.

The FM18L08 is the world’s first commercial non-volatile memory to feature virtually unlimited endurance eliminating the reliability concerns, functional disadvantages and system design complexities of battery-backed SRAM. With its unlimited access cycles, FRAM provides any combination of volatile and non-volatile storage, replacing both SRAM and EEPROM in the end system without the typical disadvantages.

Promise Technology holds 87% of the world market for IDE/ATA and RAID controller solutions according to Dataquest, hence, Ramtron and its FRAM has some chances to grow. The concern here is, whether Ramtron becomes another Rambus eventually...

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Source: X-BitLabs

Jul 9, 2003, 12:20 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Promise Tech. to Offer RAID Controllers with FRAM Memory Ramtron International Corporation, a developer of non-volatile FRAM memory products, announced that Promise Technology had selected the company's ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) for use in its stand-alone RAID controllers. Promise Technology had chosen Ramtron's 3V, 256Kb, FM18L08 for its fast write capability, small footprint and cost effectiveness. In the application, FRAM stores RAID transaction logs and other non-volatile data, writing virtually non-stop and preserving its data state even if the power goes out. The FM18L08 is the world’s first commercial non-volatile memory to feature virtually unlimited endurance eliminating the reliability concerns, functional disadvantages and system design complexities of battery-backed SRAM. With its unlimited access cycles, FRAM provides any combination of volatile and non-volatile storage, replacing both SRAM and EEPROM in the end system without the typical disadvantages. Promise Technology holds 87% of the world market for IDE/ATA and RAID controller solutions according to Dataquest, hence, Ramtron and its FRAM has some chances to grow. The concern here is, whether Ramtron becomes another Rambus eventually... ______________________ Source: X-BitLabs