MRAM memory makers

Avalanche is a starup-company founded in 2006 and based in California, US. Avalanche plans to commercialze standalone 65nm STT-RAM by 2011.

Avalanche's web site

The NEC Group focuses on two core areas of business: integrated IT / Network Solutions, overseen by NEC Corporation, and Semiconductor Solutions, under the leadership of NEC Electronics Corporation. NEC has been working on MRAM for quite some time, collaborating with both TMSC and Toshiba. NEC are also working on perpendicular MRAM.

Follow all the latest MRAM news from NEC MRAM here

NEC's web site

EverSpin was spinned-off Freescale in June 2008. Freescale gave all its MRAM IP, and the company raised 20M$ from several venture companies.

EverSpin operates in a portion of Freescale's Chandler (Arizona, US) semiconductor foundry and take on about 50 existing company employees who were associated with the MRAM technology.

EverSpin is the only company currently offering MRAM chips (4Mbit and 16Mbit). They list Airbus and Siemens amongst their customers.

Read the latest EverSpin news [click here for previous Freescale related news]

EverSpin's web page

Hynix Semiconductor is a memory semiconductor supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory chips ('DRAMs') and Flash memory chips. Hynix is into MRAM research, having licensed technology from Grandis, and is also working on STT-RAM with Samsung.

Read the latest MRAM news from Hynix

Hynix's web page;

Intel, The world's largest chip maker, is also a manufacturer of computer, networking, memory and communications products. Intel is researching several next-generation memory technologies, including OUM and MRAM.

Intel's web site 

Samsung is a large korean conglomerate focusing on Electronics, Displays (Samsung is a leading LCD and OLED producer) and Semiconductors. Samsung has a large memory business, and is researching several next-generation memory technologies, including OUM and MRAM. Samsung is working with Hynix to develop STT-MRAM.

Read the latest MRAM news from Samsung here

Samsung's web site

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 has an advanced MRAM research program, and in July 2005 they posted a 1-Mbit Rad-Hard MRAM module data sheet. Honeywell is an NVE's licensee.

Honeywell's web site