October 2023

Green Mountain Semiconductor wins a grant from NASA to develop an MRAM-enhanced neuromorphic AI processor for space applications

US-based design house and services provider Green Mountain Semiconductor (GMS) has won a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from NASA, to develop a neuromorphic AI processor for space applications using MRAM magnetic memory.

GMS's approach involves the development of an analysis tool to optimize circuit designs for reliability and radiation resistance. This advancement will enable the use of off-the-shelf technology in space applications without the need for excessive design modifications to ensure radiation resistance.

Read the full story Posted: Oct 27,2023

Everspin expands its EMxxLX xSPI STT-MRAM product family

In 2022, Everspin Technologies announced the EMxxLX xSPI serial interface series, the industry’s first xSPI serial interface persistent memory. Later in 2022 the EMxxLX devices started to ship commercially.

The EMxxLX family offered an octal interface with 400MB/s bandwidth, compatibility with the xSPI standard and 1000X faster write times compared to NOR flash. The EMxxLX devices were available with density from 8Mb to 64Mb, and Everspin now announced that it is expanding its product offering, adding a 4Mb option and also new, smaller packaging for the 4-to-16-megabit products.

Read the full story Posted: Oct 18,2023