IBM unveils 2GHz embedded SRAM

IBM said it has developed a 2GHz embedded SRAM device to boost the performance of its upcoming Blue Flame chip.

Targeted at high-performance mainframe as well as graphics and communications applications, the device - developed with IBM's new CMOS technology and low resistance copper interconnects - will speed access to machine instructions in the Level 1 cache to more than 2GHz at 34 kbits, with a read access time of less than 430 ps, according to the company.

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