In message <199509150821.JAA25985@listserv.rl.ac.uk>, divanov@plessey.co.za wri
tes:
>Ramtron manufactures what they call FRAM (Ferro-electric RAM). It is
>strictly speaking a non-volatile memory, but it's rated at 10 billion
>read/write cycles, so one can often use it as normal RAM. It's pin
>compatible with Microchip/Atmel/SGS serial-access devices. Prices in
>South Africa are very competitive (less than USD1 for 2kbits SO8
>package with I2C protocol), but I don't know who the US suppliers
>would be, and what the US prices are. Hope this helps.

I rather like the look of these - so I did a little investigating

Ramtron have their WWW pages at URL:
        http://www.csn.net/ramtron

which include Postscript data sheets for these things.  (They are
a little large, and I'm having a little trouble downloading them at
the moment - though that might be the local web proxy).

Apparently they're based in Colorado Springs, so they have plenty
of US suppliers.  They've even got a couple in the UK.  List is at:
        http://www.csn.net/ramtron/repdisti.html

It's nice to see a company that puts the data sheets online _before_
they do the all the usual 'corporate' stuff ;-) [Which is still listed
as 'under construction' at the moment.]

Dave.