IBM Creates New Memory Technology 100 Times Faster Than Flash

IBM just revealed its new phase-change memory (PCM) tech that could drastically change computing and gaming.

IBM says that PCM is able to write and retrieve data 100 times faster than Flash memory. It also lasts much longer, surviving 10 million write cycles compared to the 3,000 cycles of Flash that the average consumer can use.

This kind of advancement should be super expensive, right? Engadget reports that it'll be cheap enough to use on everything from business servers to cell phones.

IBM claims that PCM will herald a "paradigm shift" when it hits the market in 2016.

Since it's so far off, we'll likely not see it in the next Xbox or PlayStation, but Nintendo might be ready for a follow up to the Wii U at that point.

[Via: Engadget]