matron

n 1: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is

staid and dignified

2: a wardress in a prison

3: a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution [syn:

{head nurse}]

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)