Memory
32K I2C and SPI EEPROMs offer up to 4 million erase/write cycles
The latest EEPROM family from STMicroelectronics, the world’s no.1 EEPROM supplier, guarantees endurance of up to 4 million erase/write cycles - whereas competing devices offer only 1 million cycles giving designers extra freedom to update stored data more frequently and extend system lifetime, even
2 min readSK Hynix and Rambus sign five-year patent license agreement
Rambus Inc. has announced they have signed a five-year patent license agreement for the use of Rambus memory-related patented innovations in SK Hynix semiconductor products and have also settled all outstanding claims. The agreement includes a license to certain DRAM products for payments of $12 mil
2 min readITC determines GSI does not infringe four SRAM patents by Cypress
Memory chip maker GSI Technology has reported that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has confirmed the initial determination of Chief Administrative Law Judge Charles E. Bullock in the patent litigation between GSI and Cypress Semiconductor Corp., finding that GSI's memory devices do not infr
2 min readMicrochip's subsidiary SST to acquire Novocell Semiconductor
Silicon Storage Technology (SST), the subsidiary of Microchip has agreed to acquire Novocell Semiconductor. The terms of the deal are not disclosed. Under the acquisition agreement, Novocell to become a wholly owned subsidiary of SST.
1 min readToshiba to mass produce 2bit/cell 64Gb NAND flash using 19nm process
Toshiba has announced it has developed second generation 19 nanometer process technology that it will apply to mass production of 2-bit-per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips later this month of May 2013. Toshiba says it has used the new generation technology to develop the world's smallest 2-bit
1 min readImec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES collaborate in developing STT-MRAM
Imec and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have expanded joint development efforts to advance STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) technology. STT-MRAM replaces both SRAM and DRAM, offering performance below 1nanosecond (ns) and scalability beyond 10 nanometers (nm) for embedded
2 min readTrendForce: NAND Flash revenues fell by 2.1% in 1Q13
TrendForce has reported the total revenue for NAND flash brand manufacturers slid to US$5.193 billion in 1st quarter of 2013, a 2.1% QoQ decrease. TrendForce’s NAND flash brand manufacturer revenue ranking for the first quarter of 2013 places Samsung at the head of the pack with US$1.934 billion,
5 min readSamsung starts production of 4 Gb LPDDR3 Mobile DRAM using 20nm node
Samsung has announced production of ultra-high-speed four gigabit (Gb) low power double data rate 3 (LPDDR3) mobile DRAM using 20 nanometer (nm) process node. "By providing the most efficient next-generation mobile memory with a very large data capacity, we are now enabling OEMs to introduce ev
2 min readFlash memory maker Spansion to buy analog and MCU biz of Fujitsu
Flash memory expert Spansion is expanding its memory-centric semiconductor business into SoC centric-biz by agreeing to acquire the Microcontroller and Analog Business of Fujitsu Semiconductor for approximately $110 million, plus approximately $65 million for inventory. Its odd to see to a memor
3 min readNAND flash sales in 2013 pushed by smartphones, tablets and SSDs
IC Insights has reported smartphones to account for 26% of the $30.0 billion NAND flash memory market in 2013. (The NAND flash market is forecast to grow 12% in 2013 from $26.8 billion in 2012). According to data from IC Insights’ 2013 IC Market Drivers Report, approximately 56% of total cellphone
2 min readDRAM makers cutting production to prevent price-decline
DRAMeXchange has reported worldwide commodity DRAM output continues to shrink going into the second quarter, PC OEMs have already begun restocking, which has benefited contract prices. Continuing the fourth month uptrend, 4GB contract price increased by 8% in 1HApr., with an average price of US$25.5
5 min readTSMC's 55 nm process to shrink flash memory by 80% SRAM by 70%
Altera is using TSMC's 55 nm Embedded Flash (EmbFlash) process technology for making its FPGA chips. TSMC’s 55 nm EmbFlash is designed to target a wide range of low-power, high-volume applications in a variety of markets, including automotive and industrial. Altera says compared to prior gener
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