Hewlett Packard outlines computer memory of the future

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Hewlett Packard outlines computer memory of the future

The fundamental building blocks of all computing devices could be about to undergo a dramatic change that would allow faster, more efficient machines.

Researchers at computer firm Hewlett Packard (HP) have shown off working devices built using memristors - often described as electronics' missing link.

These tiny devices were proposed 40 years ago but only fabricated in 2008.

HP says it has now shown that they can be used to crunch data, meaning they could be used to build advanced chips.

Interesting in that I was surprised one of the major players in memory manufacture like Samsung didn't come up with this.

Will take a while for the results of this to filter into the channel. Plus, it will be interesting to see its impact on the market.

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read a bit about this in PCFormat 2 years ago, when i was on way to an interview with HP...

interesting stuff all round, lets hope it takes off because the possibilities they claim it has are quite astounding