What are the larger corporations looking for?
"Right now, all major companies are asking for mobile DRAM microchips that will use less than 1 volt of power. As of now, no one has been able to do that. Once a company figures out how to, they will dominate the entire market," says Kevin McDowell.
What Is micron working towards itself?
There are many things that can be done with the current technology to improve the performance of the DRAM chip. Micron hopes to work towards:
- Decrease power requirements
- Increase data transfer speeds in the chip
- Decrease thermal sensitivity of the chip to enable it to work in smaller applications that generate a lot of heat.
- Combine DRAM with other memory types to get a package with increased functionality.