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Leading the Charge in MRAM: An Interview with Everspin's CEO

Everspin Technologies is at the forefront of the MRAM industry, with a product range that spans Toggle MRAM and STT-MRAM, embedded MRAM IP, more. The company's president and CEO, Sanjeev Aggarwal, was kind enough to answer a few questions we had about the company, it's recent announcements and its future roadmap.

Thank you for your time Sanjeev, we appreciate it. A few days ago, Everspin announced it had received a strategic $14.55 million 2.5-year DoD project to provide continued and stable manufacturing services. Can you share more info? How will that money be allocated, and how will you ensure stable support?

Everspin has partnered with the DoD on various projects to deploy our MRAM technology and fab MRAM products for Defense Industrial Base customers in Chandler, Arizona. The award money will be used to strength the US MRAM manufacturing supply chain.  Everspin will look at its supply chain and mitigate any risks identified. This can include second-sourcing gases and chemicals as well as upgrading processes.  

Read the full story Posted: Sep 04,2024 - 2 comments

Everspin awarded a $14.55 million project to provide continued, stable MRAM manufacturing for aerospace and defense applications

Everspin Technologies announced that it has received a strategic $14.55 million 2.5-years project from the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide continued and stable manufacturing services for aerospace and defense segments. Under the award, Everspin will provide a plan to mitigate risks to its MRAM manufacturing supply chain.

Everspin is producing its MRAM products at its manufacturing line in Chandler, Arizon. In March 2024, Everspin announced that it has applied for the CHIPS Incentives Program, asking for funding for an additional 200mm MRAM production line. It seems as if this current DoD award is not that project that was applied to in March. In 2022, Everspin asked for funding to build a new MRAM production line in Indiana.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 21,2024

Samsung on track to start 14 nm eMRAM production by the end of 2024, 8 nm by 2026 and 5 nm by 2027

In 2019, Samsung Electronics announced that it has started to mass produce its first embedded MRAM devices, made using the company's 28 nm FD-SOI process. In 2021, Samsung announced it is working to scale down to 14 nm processes.

The company now says that it has finalized the development of its 14 nm eMRAM process, and will be read to mass produce it by the end of 2024. The company says that the 14 nm process achieve a 33% area scaling compared to its 28 nm process, and it also enables a 2.6x faster read cycle time. Samsung says that its eMRAM enables the smallest size 16MB memory die.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 01,2024

NETSOL signs Digi-Key MRAM and SRAM distribution agreement

Netsol is pleased to announce a global distribution partnership with Digi-Key Electronics, a pivotal development in its effort to improve global access and delivery of its MRAM and SRAM  products.

Digi-Key Electronics is recognized for its immense inventory of electronic parts that are immediately available for shipment. This capability aligns perfectly with the demands of the fast-paced electronics industry, where Digi-Key has distinguished itself by ensuring rapid, efficient delivery services to its global customer base. 

Through this newly forged agreement, Digi-Key will leverage its extensive online presence, spanning over 180 countries, to market and distribute Netsol's memory products to customers around the globe.

Read the full story Posted: Mar 28,2024

Avalanche Technology adds new 2Gb and 8Gb densities of its 3rd-Gen space-grade STT-MRAM

pMTJ STT-MRAM developer Avalanche Technology launched two new densities of its 3rd generation space-grade parallel asynchronous x32-interface high-reliability P-SRAM (Persistent SRAM) memory devices, based on its latest STT-MRAM tech, in 2Gb and 8Gb.

In June 2023 Avalanche announced that it is providing its products for satellite power applications developed by Advanced Space Power Equipment. Earlier that year Avalanche announced that its Gen-3 Space Grade Dual QSPI solution is now available in pre-production.

Read the full story Posted: Mar 27,2024

PSMC collaborates with Power Spin for MRAM production by 2029

Reports in Japan suggest that Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) will enter into a new MRAM R&D project, together with Japan's Power Spin. PSMC plans to start producing MRAM chips by 2029, at its 12-inch factory that it is now building in Japan.

Power Spin, that holds MRAM IP originally developed at Tohoku University, will license its IP to PSMC and will assist in the required R&D and ramp-up of production at PSMC's fab. PSMC looks to utilize the MRAM technology mainly for generative AI data center solutions.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 07,2024

Netsol Unveils First Standalone MRAM Using 28nm Process, Shares the Outlook for Standalone MRAM at 2023 MRAM Forum

At the 2023 MRAM Forum, a key event by the IEEE Magnetics Society tied to the IEDM conference, Mr. Noh, Chief Technology Officer at Netsol, provided an overview of the company's advancements in MRAM technology.

Mr. Noh introduced Netsol's development of its first standalone MRAM, created using 28nm eMRAM technology from Samsung Foundry. He presented the technical characteristics of the product, focusing on its data retention, endurance,  resistance to magnetic interference and quality, which have been validated through extensive testing.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 10,2024

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.

Everspin chip render

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

NETSOL launches a stand-alone STT-MRAM product fabricated in Samsung Foundry’s 28nm FDSOI process

NETSOL released new 1Mb to 32Mb serial and 1Mb to 64Mb parallel STT-MRAM products through the Samsung Electronics Foundry.

NETSOL MRAM products are ideal for applications that need to store and retrieve data quickly and frequently due to STT-MRAM's virtually unlimited endurance and fast-write features. Ideal for code storage, data logging, backup and working memory in industrial devices/ equipment, it can replace NOR Flash, FeRAM, low-power SRAM and nvSRAM products, among others with unmatched performance and non-volatile features.

NETSOL STT-MRAM products provide fast read and write features without a delay in recording and storing data even when the system is powered off, and is cost-effective by enabling compact systems without the need for batteries or capacitors based on its non-volatile features.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 30,2023