Read-only memory (ROM) is a semiconductor integrated circuit that functions as a computer device for the permanent storage of data and programming instructions. Once it is prerecorded at the time of manufacture the ROM can be read randomly but cannot...

Read-only memory (usually known by its acronym, ROM) is a class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. Because data stored in ROM cannot be modified (at least not very quickly or easily), it is mainly used to distribute...

Bellevue, WA--Revolutionary methods of data storage using various forms of "mini-disks" seemingly make news every week. All of these methods have one thing in common--moving parts. But most design engineers know that if moving elements can be eliminated, reliability, and shock and vibration...

Jan Van Houdt and Dirk Wouters, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium, www.imec.be Flash scaling will soon run into fundamental barriers. Alternatives being investigated include nitride-based concepts, phase-change memory, ferroelectric RAM, magnetic RAM and new resistive-switching memory concepts. Today, several technologies compete for a...

Texas Instruments, which already makes chips for electronic ID cards, is using its E-ID know-how to enter the emerging e-passport market. The Dallas-based chipmaker on Thursday is set to announce plans to start selling chips for passports and other other identification cards. TI TXN plans...