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

Infineon

Infineon logoInfineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and complete system solutions targeted at selected industries.

Infineon develops MRAM technologies in collaboration with IBM.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 29,2006

Integral Solutions Int’l (ISI)

ISI logoIntegral Solutions Int, (ISI) is a privately held US-based company that supplies Quasi Static Testers for characterizing Magneto-Resistive type heads.

ISI's product suite includes QST testers for every stage of manufacturing. ISI says that about 85% of the entire head production for the HDD industry is being tested on ISI's equipment.

Read the full story Posted: May 22,2012

Intel

Intel is the world largest chip maker, and also manufactures networking, memory and communications products.

Intel is researching several next-generation memory technologies including MRAM memory, although it currently seems focused on its 3D XPoint memory.

Read the full story Posted: Sep 03,2006

Leuven Instruments

Leuven Instruments logoJiangsu Leuven Instruments was established in 2017 by Leuven Instruments of Belgium and the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company develops and produces semiconductor etching equipment and process development equipment, especially for magnetic material etching technology.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 26,2020

MagOasis

MagOasis logoMagOasis, founded in 2006, provides design/analysis software applications and services for the information-storage and allied industries covering magnetic recoding heads, MRAM, Magnetic nanostructures devices, graphene, sensors and more.

MagOasis' MRAM-related software, Spin-Valve Bench (SVB), is a micromagnetic software for the design and analysis of advanced multi-layer spintronic devices. These include modern MRAM cells for non-volatile microelectronic applications, nanowires and magnetoresistive read-head sensors for ultra-high density recording applications.

Read the full story Posted: Mar 11,2009

Micromem

Micromem (OTCMKTS:MMTIF) develops magnetic-based sensors, based on spintronics technologies.

The company used to develop MRAM devices, but it seems that it is now entirely focused on its sensors business.

 
Read the full story Posted: Aug 29,2006

MicroSense

MicroSense (previously known as ADE Technologies) designs precision capacitive position sensors and vibrating sample magnetometers for magnetic measurement.

For the MRAM market, MicoSense offers the Polar Kerr System which provides 300-mm non-contact magnetic property metrology system for perpendicular MRAM. The system utilizes the polar Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) to characterize the magnetic properties of multi-layer wafers used in the development and manufacturing of perpendicular MRAM.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 21,2012

MRAM-Info

MRAM-Info, launched in 2004 and based in Israel, is a knowledge hub and web publication focused on MRAM technologies.

MRAM-Info provides news, resources and services to the MRAM industry and is considered to be the leading MRAM publication.

Read the full story Posted: Mar 27,2014

Numem

Numem logoNumem (previously NVMEngines) is a US-based early stage company that develops high-performance, low-power embedded STT-MRAM IP cores for the IoT, micro-controller and automotive markets. Numem says its memory enables a 2-3x smaller memory area and 20x to 50x lower standby power compared to SRAM.

The company also develops design automation tools to optimize Power/Performance/Area (applicable for MRAM and ReRAM technologies). 

Read the full story Posted: Aug 19,2016

Power Spin

Power Spin was established in 2018 as a spin-off from Tohoku University, with an aim of commercializing its spintronics and MRAM technologies. 

Power Spin is offering several services, including design services for STT-MRAM and IoT devices and AI chips based on spintronics and CMOS hybrid technology, MRAM prototyping services, IP licensing, and consultations.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 07,2024

QuantumWise

QuantumWise logoQuantumWise is a provider of software solutions for development of nanotechnology. QuantumWise bought the assets of Atomistix after it went bankrupt in January 2009. The company is working in close collaboration with the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute of Copenhagen University. QuantumWise was acquired by Synopsys in 2017.

QuantumWise is offering a system of integrated software modules that can accurately calculate properties associated with electron distribution and transport. The software can accurately simulate experiments with spin-dependent transport, as encountered in Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) technologies and Magnetic Nanowires. The software is called "Atomistix Toolkit" (or ATK).

Read the full story Posted: Feb 08,2009

Rambus

US-based Rambus was established in 1990 as a technology licensing company, famous for its IP on DDR-SDRAM memory. Besides memory systems, the company is also developing security solutions, mobile media integration platforms, LED lighting products and more.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 08,2013

Rangduru

Rangduru logoEstablished in 2011 in the US, Rangduru developed an MRAM memory structure called DX MRAM that uses a cell structure that is twice as dense as current MRAM structures.

Rangduru operates in a fabless model and develops both discrete MRAM chips and embedded MRAM technologies.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 05,2020

Samsung

Samsung logoSamsung is a large Korean conglomerate focusing on electronics, displays (both LCDs and OLEDs) and semiconductors. Samsung is a leading memory producer and is researching several next-generation memory technologies, including RRAM and MRAM.

Samsung collaborates with several companies on STT-MRAM technologies, including Hynix and IBM.In April 2016 Samsung's semiconductor unit manager said that Samsung will be ready with MRAM chips soon.

Read the full story Posted: Sep 03,2006