Communications of the ACM
Pitt Research Team Finds Ways to Reduce Computing Energy Consumption While Saving Money
Credit: Blog Certified
University of Pittsburgh researchers are developing computer memory technology that could lower energy consumption associated with computer data storage. The researchers have demonstrated how to produce large amounts of memory while maintaining low electricity usage. They combined smaller dynamic random-access memory with larger, slower phase-change memory (PCM), which resulted in a memory system that is fast enough for most software programs and more storage space.
"Pitt's innovations in memory circuits have led to an eight-fold reduction in power cost," says Pittsburgh professor Bruce Childers. "These innovations have also improved PCM lifetime, permitting this technology to last long enough for several years of usage in a data center, something that was not possible previously."
The researchers are working with industry leaders to develop an operational prototype for use in data center computers.
From University of Pittsburgh
View Full Article
Abstracts Copyright © 2011 Information Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
No entries found