AMD Eyes Chip Memory Expansion with Z-RAM
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is exploring new types of onboard memory for its chips as a way to bump performance and squeeze more out of its manufacturing plants. Time will tell if this makes it to market, but we hope it will.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker has licensed memory technology called Z-RAM, created by startup Innovative Silicon Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., in an effort to look at new ways of bumping up the cache or onboard memory of its processors. Z-RAM, which stands for zero-capacitance dynamic RAM, promises the ability to double the density of DRAM?used to store data?or quintuple that of static RAM?used for processor caches?without requiring special materials or extra manufacturing techniques when being fabricated, according to Innovative Silicon officials.
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