AMD is turning to flash memory to stretch the amount of memory available to servers, according to a report from The Next Platform. The piece describes flash extended memory as a way to extend server DRAM, suggesting that AMD is positioning flash as a complement to traditional DRAM rather than a replacement.
Using flash in this role could help systems handle memory-heavy workloads without requiring all data to reside in DRAM. Because the report is based on a single source, the exact implementation details, performance characteristics, and target workloads are not stated in the source material. The key claim is simply that AMD is extending DRAM with flash.