Researchers create memory chips that store and process data
Computer scientists in Singapore and Germany have collaborated to create a resistive RAM chip that not only stores data but can act as a computer processor.
The breakthrough uses state-of-the-art memory chips known as Redox-based, resistive switching random access memory (ReRAM) and could lead to much faster and thinner mobile devices. Today's computers must transfer data from the memory storage to the processor unit for computation, which along with slowing performance also requires more power.
"This is like having a long conversation with someone through a tiny translator, which is a time-consuming and effort-intensive process," said Anupam Chattopadhyay, an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. "We are now able to increase the capacity of the translator, so it can process data more efficiently."
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