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What is Vertical Memory?

In researching a name for my consulting company, I wanted to incorporate the goal of new memory research and development - providing a unified memory that provides the best attributes of today's leading memory technology - DRAM, Flash, and Magnetic Memory in one device. Such a memory would need approach zero ns read/write speed and use almost no storage cell area, truely a memory beyond space and time.

I found a web reference to the Zen concept of life and death - Tosotsu's 3 Barriers that describes a place with no coming or going, a place beyond life and death. They describe four levels of memory - mechanical, logical, moral, and vertical. Vertical memory transcends space & time. This seemed a fitting name to the memory technologists goal - to achieve Vertical Memory.

Recent Consulting Studies By Vertical Memory

Vertical Memory performs custom market research in the semiconductor market for companies and investment analysts. Below is a listing of recent research topics. Please call or email to discuss your research needs.

MRAM Equipment Suppliers	Review of Announced MRAM Equipment Suppliers and Their Positioning
MRAM Market Opportunity (5-Year) & Market Segments	Review of MRAM Opportunities and Segments Including 5-Year Forecast
NVE & Cypress MRAM Technology	Review NVE/Cypress MRAM Technology
Nonvolatile Electronics (NVE) Profile and Opportunity	Review NVE and IP Positioning
Memory Architectures for Handsets	Review of Volatile & Nonvolatile Memory Architecture Tradeoffs for Handsets
High Density Embedded Memory Technology	Comprehensive Study of 1TSRAM, TRAM, FRAM, MRAM, OUM, and other new NV Memory
Tessera Chip Scale Technology and Patents	Review of Tessera CSP Patent Positioning
Semiconductor Packaging, Assembly, & Test	Review Market Share of Leading Packaging, Assembly, and Test Subcontractors
Artisan Technology Profile and Opportunity	Review of Artisan Components and their IP Positioning
Integrated Device Technology (IDT) Profile and Opportunity	Review of IDT Restructuring and Opportunity
Cypress Semiconductor (CY) Profile and Opportunity	Review of Cypress Business Situation
Simtek (SRAM) Profile and Opportunity	Review of Simtek Market Opportunity
Monolithic Systems (Mosys) Profile and Opportunity	Review of Mosys 1TSRAM Technology
Mosys vs. UniRAM Patent Litigation	Review of Issues Behind Mosys/UniRAM Dispute
General Memory Market Review	General Review of Volatile and Nonvolatile Memory Technologies
AMD Mirrorbit Flash Technology	Background and Positioning of AMD Mirrorbit Flash Technology
Flash Patents - Sandisk, Lexar, Toshiba, Samsung	Review of Flash Card and Controller Patent Positioning Among Competitors

Vertical Memory analyst, David Bondurant helps you pick the optimal memory solution in the November 2002 issue of Electronic Products Magazine

David Bondurant's recent US patent enhances packet memory such as Rambus DRAM using integrated cache. See complete listing of US Patents covering packet memory, 1T SRAM, DDR DRAM, DRAM, Parallel Processors, and DSP architectures.