ramrod

n 1: a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm

2: a harshly demanding overseer

3: a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm

RAMTRON

The company which holds the patents for {FRAM} and

licenses the technology to other companies.

The licensees are currently (Feb 1997) {Hitachi}, {Rohm},

{Samsung}, {SGS-Thomson} and {Toshiba}, none of who offer FRAM

products of their own yet.

{Home (http://www.csn.net/ramtron/)}.

(1997-02-19)