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Intel and Samsung showed their PRAM prototypes in September last year. Now Intel has commented that it will soon start sampling PRAM (Phase-Change Random Access Memory). The process could start by the end of June this year. PRAM is a type of non-volatile memory that offers speeds similar to that of conventional RAM. Initially Intel will start sampling 128Mbit or 16MB PRAM chips that will be based on 90nm process technology to the customers in the first half of this year. These chips will replace the conventional NOR flash memory and mass production of the chips will commence before the end of this year. Intel also stated that the chip has demonstrated 100,000,000-cycle endurance and data retention much greater than 10-years. Intel also hopes that these chips will finally replace some of the RAM in the systems.