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Toshiba not flogging memory chip stake
Published in News
Friday, 21 December 2018 12:04

Toshiba not flogging memory chip stake


Will keep it for now

Toshiba has no immediate plans to sell its 40.2 percent stake in Toshiba Memory according to its CEO.

Boffins getting excited about a new form of resistance-based memory
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Even if they do not know how it works

A joint NIST-Purdue University team has used a material that can form atomically thin sheets to make a new form of resistance-based memory which is being touted as the next big thing.

Memory chipmakers revenues hit record high
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 23 November 2018 11:33

Memory chipmakers revenues hit record high


Top three laughing all the way to the bank

Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology saw their joint DRAM and flash memory revenues climb to a record high in the third quarter of 2018.

Micron starts mass production of its LPDDR4X memory
Published in PC Hardware


10nm process could head for mobiles

Micron has started mass production of its first LPDDR4X memory devices using its second generation 10 nm-class process technology.

ADATA launches new XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 PCIe SSD
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 24 October 2018 15:50

ADATA launches new XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 PCIe SSD


GAMMIX S5 SSD and GAMMIX D30 DDR4 in tow

ADATA has unveiled three new products in its storage and memory lineup, the new XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 SSD, as well as the GAMMIX S5 M.2 SSD and GAMMIX D30 DDR4 memory.

ADATA unveils its new XPG Spectrix D41 TUF RGB DDR4 memory
Published in PC Hardware


In partnership with Asus and TUF Gaming Alliance

ADATA has unveiled its newest XPG Spectrix D41 TUF Gaming Edition RGB DDR4 memory which was developed in partnership with Asus in order to fit their TUF Gaming motherboards.

Boffins come up with hydrogen store
Published in News
Friday, 27 July 2018 11:37

Boffins come up with hydrogen store

Atomic memory

Scientists at the University of Alberta have demonstrated a new data storage technique that stores zeroes and ones by the presence (or absence) of individual hydrogen atoms.

SK Hynix expects cloudy boost
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 26 July 2018 12:24

SK Hynix expects cloudy boost


Thanks for the memory

Chipmaker SK Hynix said global demand for cloud computing should underpin DRAM chip sales for the rest of the year, as it posted record second quarter profits on Thursday despite worries over the weak flash memory market.

Micron sees life in the memory industry
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 11:39

Micron sees life in the memory industry


Things are looking up

Micron claims to have overcome key DRAM and Flash memory problems and says the industry is looking rather good.

Dell and HP advertise Intel Optane as "memory"
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Could cause confusion among customers

It appears that both Dell and HP have been caught advertising Intel's Optane SSD as "memory", or rather precisely, together with RAM, despite the fact that Optane SSDs clearly belong with storage as an addition to the HDD.