Rambus works with microsoft to improve memory performance at cryogenic temperatures

Rambus, a company that develops state- of-the-art semiconductors and security products, announced yesterday that it has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to develop a system that improves memory performance at cryogenic temperatures. In addition, they will also work to improve the capabilities of the memories, while reducing energy consumption and enabling the use of high-speed SerDes links for the memories to operate efficiently in cryogenic environments.

Low consumption memories, with greater capacity and performance

Titan supercomputer

According to Rambus Labs, the systems they have developed in conjunction with Microsoft research laboratories will improve the energy efficiency of DRAM units and logical operations at cryogenic temperatures (below 180 degrees Celsius).

Some may wonder why such high performance is required at such low temperatures, and the explanation is that cryogenic temperatures are ideal for quantum computers or very high performance super computers.

"We are pleased to continue working with Rambus and expand our collaboration to continue developing technologies and optimizing the operation of memories with cryogenic temperatures, " said Doug Carmena, architect of Microsoft Research.

"With the high number of challenges we encounter with more conventional approaches to improving memory capacity and power consumption, our research suggests that a change in the operating temperature of DRAM memories using cryogenic techniques will be essential. for future memory systems, "added Gary Bronner, vice president of Rambus Labs, stressing that" this collaboration with Microsoft helped us identify new architectural models in our task of developing systems using cryogenic memories."

You can read more information about cryogenic memories by clicking here. Microsoft said last year that they are doubling the budget and research efforts for quantum computing, a very strong bet that is likely to lead to new scalable quantum computers using what is known as a " topological qubit."