Flash Memory
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Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
News Intel and Numonyx announced practical advancements they believe will make phase-change memory meet its performance and capacity promise.
Tags: Memory, Personal Computers, Processors, Intel Corp., Computer, Chip, Storage, Memory, processor, hard drive
APAC HPC users eye solid-state drives
News update Some supercomputing users in the region are trialing flash memory for added boost, says a vendor, but an analyst notes SSDs won't be common "anytime soon".
Tags: Supercomputing, Memory, NEC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Computing, e-mail, I/O, hard drive, high-performance, flash memory
Is flash a bright spot in recession?
News Fall in consumer demand is affecting its growth, but surge in smartphones and solid-state drives bodes well for flash from 2011 in Asia, say observers.
Tags: Memory, Smart Phone, Asia, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Storage, Sun Microsystems Inc., enterprise storage, recession, flash memory
Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing
News Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Computing, FAWN, David Andersen, Storage, Server, Intel Atom, Carnegie-Mellon University
Apple snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
News The company is asking flash memory companies to deliver as many chips as they possibly can, perhaps in advance of a new iPhone this summer.
Tags: Smart phones, Storage, Apple Inc., COO, Apple iPhone 3G, Storage, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., phone, 3G, flash memory
Micron, Intel move to 34nm NAND flash
News The very small-format, high-capacity 32Gb flash memory chips should be available soon for use in devices such as cameras and personal music players.
Tags: Memory, Digital cameras, Music devices, Storage, Intel Corp., Memory Chip, Chip, NAND Flash, Storage, NAND
Analyst: Apple placed chip order for 32GB iPhones
News Apple reportedly places sizable order with Samsung for 8Gb and 16Gb NAND flash chips, with majority of chips expected to be used for building a new smartphone model.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile processors, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Supplier, Chip, chip supplier, NAND, Wall Street
The iPod is dead. long live the iPod
News Traditional versions of the iconic device are a thing of the past, but future iterations will have a long and vibrant future.
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Video, Wi-Fi, Apple iPod, handheld, Apple iPod Touch, flash memory, Apple iPhone, camera
Ex-Seagate CEO Watkins back with chip startup
News Months after being ousted at the hard-drive company, Bill Watkins turns up on the board of a startup developing a way to pack more high-density chips into devices.
Tags: Memory, Components, Apple Inc., Memory Chip, Seagate Technology LLC, Chip, 3D, handheld, CEO, New York Times Co.
Memory price hikes make SSDs less attractive
News Surging prices for NAND-type flash memory creates new hurdle for adoption of solid-state drives by making them significantly more expensive.
Tags: Memory, Pricing, Intel Corp., iSuppli Corp., Price, Chip Company, NAND, Notebook, NAND Flash, Pricing
Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB)
Reviews Intel's X-25M solid-state drive enjoys several advantages over both conventional disk drives and other SSDs, including improvements to data throughput, boot time and notebook battery life. If you can forget about the cost, this is by far the fastest data drive available.
Tags: Battery, Intel Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Notebook, notebook hard drive, Gist, hard drive, flash memory, desktop
Apple taking chunk of Samsung's flash chips
News The order of 50 million 8 gigabyte chips should go a long way toward keeping Apple in flash memory during the initial ramp of the iPhone 3G.
Tags: Mobile processors, Smart phones, Mac OS, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Chip, NAND flash, NAND, 3G, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Seagate to avoid solid-state drives for now
News Chief executive Bill Watkins sees potential in flash memory and SSDs but says the economics do not yet add up.
Tags: Hardware, Storage, SAS Institute, Seagate Technology LLC, Storage, NAND flash, NAND, performance, power consumption, CEO
Apple signs deal with LG for display supply
News LG received US$500 million upfront as part of a five-year deal that seems similar to deals Apple has cut with flash memory suppliers.
Tags: Monitors and displays, Storage, Apple Inc., South Korea, flat panel, Apple iPod, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., flash memory, Micron Technology Inc., LG Electronics Inc.
Toshiba, SanDisk to cut NAND flash production
News The manufacturers are to cut production by 30 percent at a shared plant in Japan, in response to a recession-related drop in demand.
Tags: Cost control, Best strategies, Budgeting/cost control, SanDisk Corp., Wafer, NAND Flash, NAND, device manufacturer, Japan, recession
