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MRAM products replacing DRAM and NAND flash, say suppliers Everspin
A new form of nonvolatile MRAM memory with the promise to eventually replace DRAM is slowly making its way into products, but analysts said it could be a long time before DRAM technology is cast aside.
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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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IBM announces computer memory breakthrough
IBM researchers have successfully stored multiple bits of data in the cells of phase-change memory chip. This will allow the creation of non-volatile memory with as much capacity as NAND flash but with vastly greater performance and longevity for enterprise-class applications.
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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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New MacBook Pro range gets Intel Core i5 and i7 processors
Apple has updated the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models with Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors.
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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.
