Moscow scientists develop replacement for USB flash drives
Scientists from the MIPT Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed new devices that are expected to soon replace USB flash drives, portal “Science and Technologies RF” reports citing Alexei Zablotsky, PhD, the vice dean of MIPT’s physical and quantum electronics department and the deputy chief of the Institute’s Multiple-Access Center.
Mar 28, 2013
Scientists from the MIPT Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed new devices that are expected to soon replace USB flash drives, portal "Science and Technologies RF" reports citing Alexei Zablotsky, PhD, the vice dean of MIPT’s physical and quantum electronics department and the deputy chief of the Institute’s Multiple-Access Center.
"One of the most interesting and far-reaching projects that we currently push (in collaboration with NIIME & Mikron, a major electronics maker based in Zelenograd just outside Moscow) is the creation of prototype memory devices for functional nanoelectronics; we hope to commercialize those in three-to-five years. We talk about the components of resistive memory that might one day replace the well-known USB flash drives," Mr. Zablotsky explained.
He said that the new device is "pretty basic" and looks like a sandwich that contains dielectric alternating with metal layers. Mr. Zablotsky claimed that its capacity and efficiency are "superior to the flash drives."
"One of the most interesting and far-reaching projects that we currently push (in collaboration with NIIME & Mikron, a major electronics maker based in Zelenograd just outside Moscow) is the creation of prototype memory devices for functional nanoelectronics; we hope to commercialize those in three-to-five years. We talk about the components of resistive memory that might one day replace the well-known USB flash drives," Mr. Zablotsky explained.
He said that the new device is "pretty basic" and looks like a sandwich that contains dielectric alternating with metal layers. Mr. Zablotsky claimed that its capacity and efficiency are "superior to the flash drives."