Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed a new device that they hope could replace USB flash drives, the “Science and Technologies RF” portal reported, citing Alexei Zablotsky, PhD, vice dean of MIPT’s Physical and Quantum Electronics department and the deputy chief of the Institute’s Multiple-Access Center.
“One of the most interesting and far-reaching projects we are currently pushing (in collaboration with NIIME & Mikron, a major electronics maker based in Zelenograd just outside Moscow) is the creation of prototype memory devices for functional nanoelectronics,” Zablotsky explained.
“We hope to commercialize such devices in three to five years. We talk about the components of resistive memory that might one day replace the well-known USB flash drives.”
The new device is “pretty basic,” according to Zablotsky, and looks like a sandwich that contains dielectric materials alternating with metal layers. Zablotsky claimed that its capacity and efficiency are “superior to flash drives.”
