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Two years ago we reported on IBM's FlashCore Module, their custom U.2 NVMe SSD for use in their FlashSystem enterprise storage appliances. Earlier this year IBM released the FlashCore Module 2 and this week they detailed it in a keynote presentation at Flash Memory Summit. Like its predecessor, the FCM 2 is a very high-end enterprise SSD with some unusual and surprising design choices. The most unusual feature of the first IBM FlashCore Module was the fact that it did not use any supercapacitors for power loss protection, nor did the host system include battery backup. Instead, IBM included Everspin's magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) to provide an inherently non-volatile write cache. The FCM 2 continues to use MRAM, now upgraded from Everspin's 256Mbit ST-DDR3 to their...
GlobalFoundries & Everspin Extend MRAM Pact to 12nm
GlobalFoundries and Everspin have announced that the two have extended their Spin-transfer Torque (STT-MRAM) joint development agreement (JDA) to 12LP (12 nm FinFET) platform. The extension will enable GlobalFoundries...
4 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2020GlobalFoundries' 22FDX with MRAM is Ready
GlobalFoundries on Thursday said that it had completed development of its 22FDX (22 nm FD-SOI) technology with embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM). The technology can be used for a...
7 by Anton Shilov on 2/27/2020Everspin’s STT-MRAM Now Supported by Cadence’s DDR4 Controllers
Cadence and Everspin on Monday announced that Cadence’s DDR4 IP and verification IP now support Everspin’s 1 Gb STT-MRAM. Cadence’s support will make it easier for chip designers to...
4 by Anton Shilov on 8/5/2019Sage Microelectronics To Introduce Enterprise SSD Controller Supporting STT-MRAM
Everspin has announced that Sage Microelectronics is introducing a new enterprise SSD controller that supports Everspin's latest 1Gb magnetoresistive memory (MRAM) chips. A similar partnership between Everspin and Phison...
4 by Billy Tallis on 7/31/2019Phison’s Next-Gen eSSD Controllers to Support Everspin’s STT-MRAM Caching
Phison and Everspin on Wednesday said that the former's upcoming controllers for enterprise-grade SSDs would natively support the latter’s spin torque transfer MRAM (STT-MRAM) that will be used...
20 by Anton Shilov on 7/25/2019Everspin Begins Production of 1Gb STT-MRAM
Everspin recently announced they have begun pilot production of their 1Gb STT-MRAM (Spin-transfer Torque Magnetoresistive RAM) nonvolatile memory, after shipping the first pre-production samples in December. The new MRAM...
19 by Billy Tallis on 6/24/2019IBM And Everspin Announce 19TB NVMe SSD With MRAM Write Cache
A new generation of IBM's FlashSystem storage appliances will be adopting a new architecture with magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) write caches instead of capacitor-backed DRAM. MRAM is one of the...
15 by Billy Tallis on 8/6/2018Seagate Demos New SSD Features And Prototypes At FMS
In spite of a fire that closed the exhibition floor last week at Flash Memory Summit, Seagate managed to set up several live demos and display their latest SSDs...
7 by Billy Tallis on 8/15/2017Everspin Announces New MRAM Products And Partnerships
Magnetoresistive RAM manufacturer Everspin has announced their first MRAM-based storage products and issued two other press releases about recent accomplishments. Until now, Everspin's business model has been to sell...
22 by Billy Tallis on 3/8/2017