Memory

Infineon and MediaTek Qualify 512 Mb Quad SPI NOR Flash for Dimensity Auto Cockpit Platform C-X1 in Automotive Smart Cockpit Systems
Infineon Technologies is partnering with MediaTek to enable an advanced AI-driven in-cabin experience in future vehicles. MediaTek has qualified the Infineon 512 Mb Quad SPI NOR Flash, an automotive-grade NOR Flash memory solution, for use in its Dimensity Auto Cockpit platform C-X1. This turns t
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MaxLinear to Showcase Panther Storage Accelerator for AI Workloads at FMS 2026
MaxLinear will showcase its Panther Storage Accelerator platform at the Future of Memory and Storage conference, taking place August 4-6 in Santa Clara, California. The technology addresses a challenge emerging as AI shifts from single-model deployments toward agent
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JEDEC's Mian Quddus to Receive 2026 FMS Lifetime Achievement Award
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association is congratulating its longtime chairman, Mian Quddus, on being selected to receive the 2026 FMS Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the FMS event in Santa Clara on August 4, 2026, recognizing his sustained leadership in industry st
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Montage Technology Begins Trial Production of Industry-First CXL 3.2 Memory Expander Chip
Montage Technology has begun trial production of its CXL 3.2 Memory eXpander Controller (MXC) chip, which the company describes as an industry first. The chip is designed to address rising demand for memory expansion and resource pooling in AI, cloud computing, and data center environments. Bui
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Kioxia Launches First PCIe 6.0 Enterprise SSDs Built on 10th-Generation BiCS FLASH Memory
Kioxia America has introduced the CM10 Series of enterprise solid-state drives, built using the company's newest 10th-generation BiCS FLASH TLC memory. The drives are aimed at demanding enterprise and AI workloads, including AI inference and Key Value (KV) cache storage, and are designed to work
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Kioxia Unveils UFS 5.0 Flash Memory to Speed Up On-Device AI
Kioxia America has introduced a new line of UFS 5.0 embedded flash memory, aimed at giving AI-enabled mobile and edge devices the storage speed, efficiency, and capacity needed to run increasingly demanding AI workloads locally. The company plans to demonstrate the technology next week at the FMS
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Kioxia Introduces NX1 Series E1.S SSDs Built for AI and Hyperscale Data Centers
Kioxia America has introduced the NX1 Series, a new generation of E1.S PCIe 5.0 NVMe solid-state drives for data centers, marking the company's first SSD to support direct liquid cooling. The drives use Kioxia's newly developed in-house controller architecture, which the company says both enables
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T-REX to Debut First U.S. 2X Inverse DRAM ETF, RAMZ, on July 28
T-REX, a joint venture between REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management, has announced the upcoming launch of the T-REX 2X Inverse DRAM Daily Target ETF (RAMZ), described as the first -2x inverse ETF in the U.S. tied to the Roundhill Memory ETF (Ticker: DRAM). The launch continues T-REX's history
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Longsys to Present "Edge AI Storage Fusion" Concept at FMS 2026
Longsys will focus on three core edge AI scenarios at FMS 2026, presenting integrated hardware-software solutions built around a redesigned storage architecture that connects edge AI computing with storage. The company's "Edge AI Storage Fusion" theme carries two layers of meaning. On the
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Kandou AI Licenses Baya Systems' Fabric IP to Address the AI Memory Wall
Baya Systems, a provider of software-defined fabric IP for AI and high-performance computing, and Kandou AI, a developer of high-speed connectivity technology for AI infrastructure, have announced a strategic IP licensing agreement.
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JEDEC Publishes New SPHBM4 Standard for HBM4-Class Bandwidth on Organic Substrates
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It's Not the US, China, Taiwan, or Japan — It's Korea Becoming the Semiconductor Superpower Now
South Korea: An Empire Built on Memory Walk into any conversation about the AI hardware race and the reflex is to talk about Nvidia, TSMC, or the latest export-control fight between Washington and Beijing. But the company that actually posted the largest quarterly operatin
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