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Toshiba developing MRAM for smartphone processors
Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs by two-thirds.
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Samsung reports record profit on strong Galaxy S III, Note 2 sales
Samsung Electronics said today that net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter on strong sales of its Galaxy S III and Note 2, which also boosted results in its component business.
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DRAM price plunges to all-time low of less than $1
The price of DDR3 DRAM memory used in laptops and desktops have dipped to an all-time low of less than $1 and will continue to fall according to analysts, which could help PC makers pack more memory into computers.
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Viking combines DRAM module with flash for auto backup
Viking Technology have launched the ArxCis-NVTM DRAM memory module, which the company said can automatically detect I/O interrupts and back-up data to NAND flash prior to an outage.
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Hybrid flash hard drives to take over market by 2016, say analysts
A quarter of new laptops and half of new desktop PCs will adopt an emerging data storage method by 2016, pairing flash memory with traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) for better overall performance, according to two storage experts.
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DRAM memory chip prices drop to one year low
DRAM chip prices reached a one year low on Tuesday and approached their cheapest ever due to a post-holiday oversupply. The cheap memory chips are pushing PC prices lower too, a Taiwan-based trading platform said.
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New 12-core Mac Pros available to order in UK
The UK Apple Store is back online and currently listing the Quad-Core, 8-Core and 12-Core models, with numerous configurations available to order. The flagship 12-core Mac Pro costs £3,999.01 including VAT.
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Nine chipmakers fined ?331M over price fixing
European antitrust regulators fined nine semiconductor manufacturers more than ?331 million (US$404 million) on Wednesday following a years-long investigation into price fixing in the market for DRAM memory chips.
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DRAM memory prices set to rise in 2010
Taiwan's biggest DRAM maker, Nanya Technology, reported its first net profit in nearly three years, as DRAM prices rose and demand remained strong in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Google finds multitude of memory errors
A study performed on tens of thousands of DRAM modules in servers at Google's data centres showed vastly higher error rates compared to laboratory studies, which were limited in size.
