by Michael Kanellos, Editor at Large, CNET News.com
It’s been a long haul for phase change memory, but the goal is in sight. Numonyx, the memory joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Intel, is already shipping samples of phase change memory (PCM) chips to customers, and will start shipping PCM chips commercially later this year, CEO Brian Harrison said at a press conference Monday. … Hearing a CEO talk about existing samples and near-term commercial shipments is a big deal for PCM. The technology has been stuck in the proverbial “a few years away” phase for a long time.
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