> On Jul 27, 2010, at 5:57 PM, William Chops Westfield wrote:
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2010, at 4:41 PM, YES NOPE9 wrote:
>
>> What is likely to be the near term replacement for flash ?
>
> In Microcontrollers?  The limited write capability there doesn't seem
> to be a "real" problem.  But TI claims that they will do FRAM versions
> of MSP430 "soon" (some of that is for RAM replacement, since you'd
> have zero-power data retention), and RAMTRON already has FRAM 8051s.
> I haven't heard of other microcontroller vendors voice any strong
> plans to replace flash "in the near term."
>
> Bulk storage (your 16GB SD cards, SSD drives, and similar) is a
> separate question...
>
> From a design point of view, I figure SD is a good interface;
> whatever comes out will be usable, and I'm insulated from the details
> by a smart controller.
>
> BillW

Yahhhh   I was thinking more of the bulk storage area.   I am going to =20
buy add-on memory for SheevaPlugs and GuruPlugs.
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-guruplugdetails.aspx
Gus
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