UCLA Develops More Efficient Memory

摘要

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA's) Henry Samuel School of Engineering and Applied Science have been developing a new type of memory that requires less energy than current technology. According to the research team, the recently developed magnetoelectric random access memory (MeRAM) is up to 1,000 times more energy-efficient than other types of memory-while retaining the high density, read speeds and other characteristics of current-generation memory. UCLA's team has improved magnet memory by using voltage to write data directly, rather than forcing electrons through wires, which requires more power and also generates heat. MeRAM can also store data with five times' greater density, which could lead to savings in the dollar-per-bit ratio.