Memory
4-Mbit FRAM from Fujitsu as a replacement for SRAM
Fujitsu Semiconductor America has added a new 4-megabit FRAM chip MB85R4M2T which can replace SRAM chip but with the benefit of nonvolatile memory storage without the requirement of battery. The MB85R4M2T allows random access, so developers can make use of any part of the memory bank easily, as r
2 min readMicron's Hybrid Memory Cube in supercomputer prototype
Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube is used in a display board part of supercomputer prototype by Fujitsu. Fujitsu is Exhibiting display board featuring Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube at the Supercomputing '13 Conference in Denver, November 19—21. The 3D semiconductor IC is made by vertically stacking mult
1 min readSATA 3 Gbps Compliant half slim type SSDs
TDK has launched SHG4A series, the new SATA half slim type solid state drive (SSD) modules for industrial applications. With storage capacity of 128 GB, the new NAND flash memory modules measuring approx. 54 x 40 mm, about one half the size of a 1.8-inch hard disk drive (HDD). The SHG4A with sta
2 min read19nm JEDEC compliant eMMC 5.0 NAND flash memory modules
Toshiba has unveiled new embedded NAND flash memory modules made using 19 nm NAND Flash memory chips. These modules are fully compliant with the latest e•MMC standard and are suggested for wide range of applications such as smart phones, tablets and digital video cameras. volume production of these
2 min readCompliance analyzers for DDR4, DDR3 and DDR3L DRAM interface specs
Tektronix' partner Nexus Technology has developed MCA4000 protocol compliance and bus protocol analyzer for faster protocol, performance and compliance analysis of JEDEC DDR4, DDR3 and DDR3L DRAM memory interface standards. The MCA4000 memory compliance analyzer features a dual architecture to
1 min readDate storage growth by unit of Zettabytes, Video is the major factor
Since the starting of digital data storage, that is from 1957 to 2010 a total digital data of one Zettabyte is created, but now a digital data of Zettabyte is expected to be created in just one year from 2015 to 2016. You can see the massive amount of growth in digital data creation. The exponentia
4 min read65.2% of NAND flash to be produced using 3-D process by 2017
Semiconductor memory manufacturers are going faster in three-dimensional fabrication of semiconductor wafers to increase the memory density. IHS has reported by 2017, nearly 65.2 percent of all NAND memory chips shipped worldwide going to be produced using 3-D manufacturing processes, up from l
5 min readFire accident at SK Hynix fab causes DRAM price hike
DRAMeXchange has reported the fire accident experienced by SK Hynix's Wuxi plant has led to a sudden surge in market demand. DRAMeXchange said the spot market prices for mainstream PC DRAM 2Gb chips have soared by a whopping 36% since the day of the fire (the calculation is based on the chip's agre
3 min readNot a memory chip, it's a memory cube
The leading memory chipmaker Micron Technology has announced the shipment of 2GB Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) engineering samples. hybrid memory cube stacks multiple number of DRAM memory dies atop a logic circuit, which are connected through silicon vias. The logic layer helps in fast read/write of the
3 min readAdesto shipped 1 billion DataFlash products
Adesto Technologies, the inventor of nonvolatile memory called Conductive Bridge RAM has announced the shipment of one billionth DataFlash product, Adesto's other non-volatile memory product. DataFlash product supports wide VCC voltage operation and an “ultra-deep power down” mode for batt
1 min readTrendForce: Market penetration of USB 3.0 Flash drive is only 10%
DRAMeXchange has said the market penetration rate for USB 3.0 flash drives may only be 10% in 2013, which is weaker than expected. Below is the release from DRAMeXchange on USB 3.0 Flash Drive market: Even though the size of the USB 3.0 flash drive market has yet to expand, a number of controll
4 min readFingerprint protected USB thumb drives from Moser Baer
Moser Baer has launched Flash memory thumb drives/pen drives protected with fingerprint biometric. The private data on the flash drive only be accessed by using users' fingerprint. Moser Baer says this drive is easy to install and provides stronger data security, password protection, strong
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