April 13, 2012 — Standards body JEDEC Solid State Technology Association will form a subcommittee to its JC-64 Committee for Embedded Memory Storage and Removable Memory Cards focused on standardization of non-volatile memory (NVM) in wireless applications. Nokia will chair the subcommittee, with vice-chairs from Micron Technology and Samsung Semiconductor.
Interested companies can join JEDEC to participate in the JC-64.9 Subcommittee for Wireless Memory.
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Wireless memory is a next generation data transfer technology, enabling fast and low-power wireless connectivity with read/write capability between mobile devices (wireless memory hosts) and battery-free memory tags (wireless memory tags).
A standard for wireless NVM will enable manufacturing, distribution, and retail businesses to utilize the “100+ Mbit/s transfer rates achieved at close proximity, using very low power wireless memory,” said Hannu Kauppinen, head of Nokia Research Center. Consumers will experience fast wireless interactions.
“More effective storage memory solutions” will work with digital apps to create new digital applications, said Jim Elliott, vice president, memory marketing and product planning, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Elliot points out that wireless NVM offers multiple alternatives for sharing and storing content wirelessly, including device-to-device and device-to-accessory connectivity.
“Standardization activities will focus to create a solution which is memory interface agnostic with respect to the actual structure of the Wireless Memory Tag and Wireless Memory Host,” said Micron senior director for Wireless Solutions Group R&D, Marco Dallabora.
JEDEC develops standards for the microelectronics industry. All JEDEC standards are available online at www.jedec.org.