Someone finally built computer memory that doesn't go blank when you pull the plug—it just stays there forever.
March 30, 2026
Original Paper
First Demonstration of 28 nm Fabricated FeFET-Based Nonvolatile 6T SRAM
arXiv · 2603.26439
The Takeaway
Most computer memory requires constant electricity to stay alive, which is why your devices drain battery even when they are idle. This new design uses special 'ferroelectric' materials to keep memory permanent and fast, potentially eliminating the need for devices to ever 'boot up.'
From the abstract
With the staggering increase of edge compute applications like Internet-of-Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), the demand for fast, energy-efficient on-chip memory is growing. While the fast and mature static random-access memory (SRAM) technology is the standard choice, its volatility requires a constant supply voltage to operate and store data. Especially in edge AI and IoT devices that often idle, the leakage power consumes a significant portion of the constrained power budget. For