Companies

Avalanche Technology

California-based Avalanche Technology is a start up company founded in 2006 to develop patented Spin Programmable perpendicular STT-MRAM (SPMEM) memory that uses a revolutionary proprietary spin current and voltage switching technology that enables lower write current, smaller cell size, higher density and excellent scalability.

Avalanche Technology currently offers STT-MRAM chips up to 64Mb in size, in both discrete and embedded form.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 08,2009

California Memory Technologies - MEMTECH

California Memory Technologies logoUS-based California Memory Technologies Inc, known as Memtech, offers a complete MRAM ecosystem-which includes silicon-proven MRAM Controllers, physical interface (PHY) IPs, software and reference designs.

Memtech uses its proprietary technology to build MRAM enabled Chiplets as drop-in/swap/seamless replacement for Flash, SRAM and EEPROM memories.

 
Read the full story Posted: May 13,2021

Canon ANELVA

Canon ANELVA (ANalysis ELectronics VAcuum) is a fully owned subsidiary of 
Canon Inc. that manufactures thin film vacuum processing equipment for semiconductor, data storage, and the display industry.

Canon ANELVA started developing PVD tool for spintronics back in1997, and since then the company's equipment has evolved to accommodate advancements in read head technologies - from GMR to TMR to low-RA TMR. Leveraging its expertise in magnetic thin films, Canon ANELVA started developing PVD and etch equipment for MRAM devices in 2000.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 29,2006

Capres A/S

CAPRES logoCapres A/S is a Danish company established in 1999 to develop and market a unique probe technology designed for in-line production monitoring in the semiconductor industry. The company was acquired by KLA and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Capres, in collaboration with IBM developed a resistivity measurement technique to characterize MTJ stacks used in HDD read heads and MRAM devices.

Read the full story Posted: Mar 26,2009

Crocus Nanoelectronics

Crocus Nanoelectronics (CNE) was established in 2011 in Russia by Rusnano (as a joint-venture with Crocus Technology, which holds 20% of CNE). CNE is an advanced 300 mm wafer fab for 90/65 nm nodes.

CNE focuses on emerging technology and devices, including non-volatile memories, magnetic sensors, bio-electronic sensors, integrated passive devices, wafer level magnetics and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. CNE has its own STT-MRAM project with plans to offer embedded STT-MRAM solutions.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 10,2013

Crocus Technology

Crocus Technology, headquartered in Grenoble (France) with operations in the US and France, develops spintronics-based technologies.

Crocus used to develop MRAM technology, developed in the Grenoble-based Spintec research center, but in recent years Crocus Technology changed its focus on magnetic sensors.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 29,2006

Despatch Industries

Despatch Industries logoUS-based Despatch Industries, established in 1902, is a specialized thermal-processing equipment maker. Despatch is involved in three markets - thermal, solar and carbon fiber. Despatch also offers equipment for the data storage industry.

Despatch installed the world's first 50-wafer fully automated MRAM system at Freescale, in addition to a 300mm 50-wafer thermal chamber.

 
Read the full story Posted: Aug 29,2006

Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a multi-national company based in Japan that offers technology solutions and electronic devices.

Fujitsu has an active STT-MRAM research program - lead by their Fujitsu Laboratories subsidiary. The company did not release any MRAM updates since 2010.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 19,2011

GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries (GF) is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers with a global footprint. GF was established in 2008 as a spin-off from AMD (which became fabless).

GF is offering embedded MRAM solutions on its 22FDX 22nm platform, based on Everspin's MRAM IP. The company is also developing MRAM solutions for 12 nm processes.

 

Read the full story Posted: Sep 16,2024

HFC Semiconductor

HFC Semiconductor logoHFC Semiconductor develops MRAM technology for both stand-alone and embedded applications.

HFC plans to build its own full MRAM production facility.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 01,2020

Honeywell

Honeywell International is a diversified technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials.

Honeywell is producing and offering MRAM chips, up to 64Mbit. Honewell licensed its MRAM technology from NVE. Honeywell's MRAM devices were designed from the ground-up for the radiation and space environments.

 
Read the full story Posted: Sep 03,2006

Hprobe

Hprobe logoHprove was established in March 2017 as a spin-off from SPINTEC, with an aim to develop and produce wafer-level testing equipment for magnetic devices. The company developed a unique patented technology of multidimensional magnetic field generator for STT-MRAM and TMR sensors wafer level characterization and testing.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 04,2019

Hynix

SK Hynix Semiconductor is a global memory supplier producing a range of DRAM and flash memory chips. Hynix has an active MRAM research program, in collaboration with Grandis, Samsung and Toshiba.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 07,2008

Imec

Imec is a Belgium-based nanoelectronics research institute with over 2,000 employees and R&D teams in Belgium, Holland, china, Taiwan and India.

One of Imec's research programs is focused on emerging memory technologies. Imec performs STT-MRAM research in collaboration with Tokyo Electron and Canon and have a complete 300-mm STT-MRAM dedicated processing capability.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 13,2012