IMEC launches three-pronged effort to replace embedded SRAM

摘要

The IC industry is facing a major cache crunch. Embedded memory requirements for next-generation processors and system-on-chip (SoC) designs are expected to push far beyond the feasible limits of the venerable six-transistor SRAM and today's nonvolatile flash EEPROM technologies. Looming technical barriers in future device shrinks and the need for greater on-chip cache storage have resulted in more than a dozen development efforts across the industry to find suitable replacements for embedded SRAM and flash.