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
Memory price hikes fail to dampen SSD growth
News Recent NAND flash price spikes' impact on shipments of solid-state drives has been "modest", with 2009 units expected to jump 100 percent year-on-year, says IDC.
Tags: Memory, Pricing, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., iSuppli Corp., PC Company, International Data Corp., NAND Flash, Spokesperson, Small And Medium Business
Google: Computer memory flakier than expected
News After studying most of its servers for more than two years, Google finds that computer memory failures are much more common than expected and debunks some other myths.
Tags: Memory, Error Rate, Google Inc., Error, Memory Module, Computer, Operating System, Envisioneering Group, University of Toronto, Error Correction Code
Micron module promises to boost server memory
News Company says its new DDR3 memory module will significantly increase the amount of memory available on servers.
Tags: Processors, SAP AG, Memory Chip, CPU, Motherboard, Chip, memory capacity, Memory, Server, processor
Samsung upbeat about memory chip recovery
News The company, confident it widened its gap with rivals during the downturn, expects supply of both DRAM and NAND chips to fall short of demand in 2010.
Tags: Memory, Storage, revenue, mobile, Memory Chip, Semiconductor, Chip, NAND, Korean company, printing
Tools to monitor memory usage in Windows 7
Techguide Over the years, Microsoft has vastly improved the primitive Resource Meter and increasingly made it easier to see what is going on with the OS's use of memory.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Amount, System Resource, Physical Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Entry, Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, Memory, operating system
Flexible memory developed for chips
News Researchers at U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology have created a flexible memristor, which can be bent or twisted and remain functional.
Tags: Memory, Components, Hewlett-Packard Co., NIST, Electronics, Chip, polymer, Memory, researcher, U.S.
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, enterprise storage, Sun Microsystems Inc., recession, 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
SanDisk fine-tunes SSDs for netbooks
News The flash memory firm has revealed two solid-state drives and a range of memory cards that are specifically tailored for use in small, cheap sub-notebooks.
Tags: Components, Hardware, Memory, Notebooks and tablets, Storage, Battery, SanDisk Corp., Storage, Ubuntu, removable storage
Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009)
Reviews Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.
Tags: Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Intel Xeon, CPU, Chip, Graphics, Card, Apple Macintosh, Model, Memory
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 Flash, NAND, Notebook, Pricing
Taiwan govt rules out memory merger
News Consolidating six local DRAM companies is "too complicated", Taiwanese government says, leading to some affected players seeking other alternatives.
Tags: Memory, Processors, Mergers, Nanya Technology Corp., Powerchip Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Bloomberg L.P., Sales, Government
