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To: brian h who wrote (1437)	12/22/2000 3:03:09 PM
From: tradeyourstocks	Respond to of 1881

FRAM has been poised for quite some time to compete with FLASH. There is a company I follow that is counting on it, RMTR. Here is the link to the SI board for RMTR: Subject 4398 Ultimately, FRAM could pose a serious threat to FLASH but I believe that much higher prices will keep it confined to a niche for at least a few years. MicroE

To: brian h who wrote (1437)	12/22/2000 8:32:03 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1881

Yes, I have. FeRAM has advantages and disadvantages, Unlike EEPROM that can be written a large number of times (10,000 to 100,000 or so), but is not "infinite", FeRAM has no upper limits on the number of writes to a cell. Of course, the fact that it mixes Si and magnetic technologies on the same chip makes it much more expensive to produce than a pure Si chip. For most applications that are now served by flash, 10,000 to 100,000 writes cycle are many times over the life cycle of the target end products. Zeev