This is a form of memory that stores information magnetically instead of electrically like DRAM. IBM has been working on developing MRAM since 1974, and when it is available as early as 2003, it should be faster than DRAM and be able to hold as much information, but it will not require the electrical refresh of DRAM. It will hold onto data like flash memory.
Magnetic Random-Access Memory. Unlike current RAM, MRAM does not require constant electricity to hold its data; rather, it stores information in magnetic fields of irregularly shaped cobalt or nickel nanorings.
Stands for magnetic random access memory. Rather than relying on electrons, which can be lost, like dynamic random access memory (DRAM), MRAM stores data in the spin of electrons. It can store as much memory as DRAM and it can access it instantly, which means no waiting for computers to boot up.
A revolutionary memory fabricated with nanotechnology that uses electron spin to store data. MRAM has been called the ideal memory because it has the potential to combine the speed of SRAM, the density of DRAM, and the non-volatility of flash memory. Also called "Magnetic Random Access Memory."
Magnetic Random Access Memory uses the spin of an electron, rather than the charge, to indicate the presence of a "1" or a "0".
Magnetic Random Access Memory, a type of RAM utilizing the magneto-resistance effect. A type of non-volatile memory, which retains stored information even when the current is off. It offers fast access, high integration levels and an infinite number of rewrites. Development is under way now, and it is viewed as a strong candidate for memory in computers and many other types of equipment.
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) is a non-volatile computer memory (NVRAM) technology, which has been in development since the 1990s. Continued increases in density of existing memory technologies, notably Flash RAM and DRAM kept MRAM in a niche role in the market, but its proponents believe that the advantages are so overwhelming that MRAM will eventually become dominant.
