Paper Title: Product Lifecycle Status of Emerging Memories

Paper Abstract: Emerging memories like XPoint/PCM, MRAM, ReRam have gone from concept to being available for production over the past 10 years. Additional memories like Nanotube RAM and FeRAM are being proposed to join that group. Emerging memories are each in a different position in the product lifecycle ranging from test chip demonstration to billion dollar business. We present a detailed model for all emerging memories to use with milestones required from concept to billion dollar revenue. We then place each memory on this timeline and document what the next step is to achieve success. We can set a timeline for each whether it is a research project or an established company looking in increase its revenue growth.

Paper Author: Mark Webb, Analyst, MKW Ventures

Author Bio: Mark Webb is Principal/Consultant at MKW Ventures Consulting where he provides consulting services in SSDs, NAND, NVM, and semiconductor technology and competitive analysis. With over 25 years experience in semiconductor and system engineering and manufacturing, Mark consults with SSD OEM and ODM companies, memory manufacturers, and investment firms. Before founding MKW Ventures, Mark was Director of Manufacturing for the NVM Solutions Group at Intel, where he was responsible for SSD system and NAND component manufacturing. He also has been Corporate Product Quality and Reliability Manager for IM Flash Technologies, the widely publicized joint venture between Intel and Micron that became an industry leader in NAND technology. Mark is a frequent presenter at Flash Memory Summit and other key venues, and his analysis of technology adoption and product costs are often referenced by investment firms, analysts, technology training firms and major OEMs. He earned a BSEE at California State University, Chico.