'Intel has announced availability of what is claimed to be the first static NMOS RAM with an access time of 70ns.'
So starts a story in Electronics Weekly's edition of November 5th 1975
'The new 1K RAM (2125) has a speed which matches that of many bipolar memories. Previous high-speed NMOS RAMs with access times approaching 100ns have mainly been dynamic and have required either periodic refreshing or a constant supply of clock pulses *quasi-static RAMs).'
'By contrast the 2125 is fully static and is available with a worst case address to output access time of either 70ns (2125-2) or 90ns.'
'The 2125 should be popular as a replacement for bipolar RAMs in buffer storage and high-performance main memory applications, because it provides similar performance for one third less power dissipation, says Intel.'
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