Research companies
MRAM research (IP) company
Company description:
Spingate is a new US-based fabless company focusing on development, licensing and manufacturing of solid state memory, specifically, perpendicular MRAM. Spingate are currently working on cell design development and optimization, and is looking for investors.
In November 2009 we have talked to Dr. Alex Shukh, Spingate's co-founder, CTO and CEO, and he explains Spingate's technology and plan a little more.
Spingate's web site
Company description:
Toshiba is a diversified
manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical
products, spanning information & communications equipment and
systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components
and materials, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure
systems, and household appliances.
Toshiba has an active MRAM research program, focusing on Perpendicular STT-RAM.
Toshiba's web page
Company description:
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
Company description:
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
Company description:
Spin Transfer Technologies (STT) is developing novel magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) devices for non-volatile computer memory. This class of memory devices utilizes a quantum mechanical effect known as spin transfer to manipulate magnetic orientations over small distances. STT has been established by NYU and Allied Minds.
STT's web site
Company description:
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