Memory
NOR Flash Memory Market in 2025: Key Vendors and Top Chips Driving IoT, Automotive, and Industrial Applications
In 2025, the NOR flash memory market can be estimated to reach around $3.2 billion and representing 4% of the total flash memory market. It is dominated by a few key vendors: Winbond Electronics, Macronix International, GigaDevice, Micron Technology, Infineon, and Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc
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Etienne Racine from Siemens EDA shares Advanced Features of Tessent Memory BIST for High-Reliability Applications
In an exclusive interview with Srinivasa Reddy N from EEHerald, Etienne Racine, Product Manager at Silicon Test Solutions, Siemens EDA, introduced two powerful new options for their Tessent Memory BIST tool, designed to enhance testing and reliability for advanced memory technologies. These updat
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Teledyne HiRel Unveils Compact 16 GByte DDR4 Module for Aerospace and Defense Applications
Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors announced the release of the TDD416Y12NEPBM01, a 16 GByte DDR4-3200 memory module designed for aerospace and defense applications. This Enhanced Product (EP) module, rated for operation from –40°C to +105°C, is engineered for embedded platforms requirin
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Sandisk Establishes HBF Technical Advisory Board to Advance AI Memory Solutions
Sandisk announced the formation of a Technical Advisory Board to guide the development and strategy of its High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) memory technology. The board, comprising industry experts and senior technical leaders from within and outside the company, includes Professor David Patterson and
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Kioxia Unveils 9th Gen BiCS FLASH 512Gb TLC and Industry-First 245.76 TB NVMe SSD for AI Workloads
Semiconductor memory leader Kioxia started sample shipments of 512Gb Triple-Level Cell (TLC) memory devices using its 9th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology, with mass production planned for fiscal year 2025. These devices, designed for low- to mid-level storage capacities, target a
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Cadence Unveils LPDDR6/5X 14.4Gbps Memory IP to Support AI and HPC Infrastructure
Cadence announced the tapeout of an LPDDR6/5X memory IP system solution operating at 14.4Gbps, achieving up to 50% higher speed than the previous LPDDR generation. The solution is designed to meet the memory bandwidth and capacity needs of AI large language models, agentic AI, and compute-intensi
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JEDEC Launches LPDDR6 Standard to Boost Mobile and AI Memory Performance
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has released the JESD209-6 Low Power Double Data Rate 6 (LPDDR6) standard, designed to enhance memory speed, power efficiency, and security for mobile devices and AI applications. The standard, available for download on the JEDEC website, introduces featur
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KIOXIA Unveils UFS Ver. 4.1 Embedded Flash Memory with BiCS FLASH for Enhanced Mobile Performance
KIOXIA America, Inc. has started sampling Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.1 embedded memory devices, designed for next-generation mobile applications, including advanced smartphones with on-device AI. The devices integrate KIOXIA’s 8th generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and a contro
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MiPhi, a JV of Micromax and Phison Technology Developing Semiconductor Memory Products in India
MiPhi, a subsidiary of Micromax Informatics, has launched as the dedicated research and development (R&D) and design arm of Phison Electronics in India, aligning with the "Make in India" initiative for semiconductors. The company operates an R&D center in Bangalore, headquarters in Delhi,
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Memory Market to Hit $200 Billion in 2025, Driven by HBM and AI Demand
On June 19, 2025, Yole Group released its Status of the Memory Industry 2025 report, stating that global memory market revenue reached $170 billion in 2024, with DRAM at $97 billion and NAND at $68 billion. The report forecasts 2025 revenue to reach $200 billion, with DRAM projected at $129 billi
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Enterprise SSD market faces Q1 2025 decline, recovery anticipated in Q2, reports TrendForce
TrendForce reports that the enterprise SSD market experienced challenges in the first quarter of 2025 due to production issues for next-generation AI systems and ongoing inventory surplus in North America. These factors led major clients to reduce orders, resulting in a nearly 20% drop in the ave
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Micron HBM3E integrated into AMD instinct MI350 series for AI and HPC workloads
Micron Technology, Inc. announced that its HBM3E 36GB 12-high memory is integrated into the AMD Instinct MI350 Series GPUs and platforms. This memory solution supports the training of large AI models, high-throughput inference, and complex high-performance computing (HPC) tasks, including data pr
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