AMD licenses Z-RAM technology

Santa Clara (CA) - Following rumors in the past week, Innovative Silicon (ISi) today announced that AMD has licensed its Z-RAM technology that may enable the processor manufacturer not only to increase on-chip memory sizes for its CPUs but also reduce I/O power consumption. ISi claims to have Z-RAM technology currently running on 90 nm SOI silicon.

"We are very pleased to announce that AMD has contracted to purchase a technology license for our Z-RAM embedded memory technology," stated ISi's president and CEO, Mark-Eric Jones. "We are proud to have such a prominent and successful technology company with a strong reputation for innovation select Z-RAM memory, and underline the validity of the Z-RAM approach in comparison with other, less proven technologies."

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