New “DRAM+” memory aims to merge DRAM performance with SSD storage with “ferroelectric” tech
FMC and Neumonda have teamed up to produce DRAM+ memory in Europe
The Ferroelectric Memory Company (FMC) has developed DRAM+, harnessing the non-volatile properties of ferroelectric hafnium oxide (HfO2) to create non-volatile memory for AI, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer applications. In partnership with Neumonda, both companies are now working together to test and commercialise this memory, aiming to bring DRAM memory design and manufacturing back to Europe.
With this new DRAM type, FMC has a technology that it believes is scalable below 10nm and can be integrated into existing semiconductor manufacturing processes. This enables higher densities than other non-volatile DRAM types, bringing it much closer to DRAM.
The benefits of DRAM+ are that it’s a cost-effective, low-power solution that can deliver DRAM-like speeds. It addresses the performance gap between DRAM and NAND-based storage. With Cache+, FMC also have ambitions to take this technology further. FMC wants to create non-volatile Cache+ chiplets that could be integrated into future processors or accelerators.
FMC was founded to exploit the disruptive invention of the ferroelectric effect of HfO2 for semiconductor memories. Applied to a DRAM, it turns the DRAM capacitor into a low power, nonvolatile storage device while maintaining the high DRAM performance to produce a disruptive nonvolatile DRAM memory ideal for AI compute.
Since our technology is unique in the market, cost-effective testing of our memory products is of great importance for our product offerings. With Neumonda and its radically new approach to testing, we have found a partner that can help us speed up the development of our products. We also are excited to work with Neumonda as we share the common vision to bring Memory back to Europe.
(FMC’s DRAM+ and Cache+ technologies)
With this collaboration, Neumonda aims to bring semiconductor design and manufacturing back to Europe. They believe that their work will be a great first step towards establishing a new German memory tech sector. If they succeed, this would be a great thing for Germany and Europe as a whole.
As our test platforms are maturing, FMC’s products are an ideal test ground to prove the capabilities of our Rhinoe, Octopus, and Raptor testers, as well as the high-quality yield they enable.
One of my personal goals behind founding Neumonda was to bring semiconductor memory back to Europe. With this collaboration, we take a big step closer to establishing a new German memory manufacturer.
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