Nantero

The race for next generation non-volatile memory technology is already on at full throttle. We covered Crossbar’s ReRAM announcement last year and last week a very exciting company with a different non-volatile technology exited stealth mode and shed light on its technology and commercialization plans. The company is called Nantero and it’s been developing its NRAM technology for well over a decade now. Before we talk about the technology itself, let’s briefly discuss the company and its key persons as Nantero is probably an unfamiliar name to many (it was for me, at least). The company was founded by Greg Schmergel, Dr. Tom Rueckes and Dr. Brent M. Segal in 2001. Mr. Schmergel and Dr. Rueckes are both still with the company and serve as...