Say hello to Samsung and Netlist's flash-DRAM grenade: HybriDIMM

Shoving NAND on a DIMM with a DRAM cache to speed access

Gold plate can give a durable and affordable alloy a 24-carat veneer finish, adding value to cheap metal. DRAM gives Samsung-Netlist Hybrid DIMMs a cache veneer, providing what looks like DRAM to applications but is really persistent NAND underneath, cheaper than DRAM and lots of it."