Micron raises the stakes on Elpida, Toshiba and SK Hynix withdraws
Memory
Published on Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:05 Written by Jacob Hugosson
After several waves of rumors it looks like a solution is starting to close in for Elpida, even if they still have a long way to go. An agreement doesn't seem far away, and Micron is expected to be the winner in the negotiations.
Toshiba and Hynix wants a piece of Elpida
Memory
Published on Friday, 30 March 2012 14:18 Written by Jacob Hugosson
That Elpida will have to close is a fact, and the vultures are circling the corps to claim the viable parts of the company. Besides Micron that is said to buy Elpida's plant in Hiroshima, also Toshiba and Hynix are interested.
Micron bids $1.5 billion for Elpida
Memory
Published on Monday, 26 March 2012 10:54 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Elpida is close to throwing in the tower, and it looks like the old memory maker has run out of options after being denied loans and suggestions to restructure from the Japanese goverment. Micron has now put in the winning bid to acquire Elpida.
Samsung and Hynix demonstrates DDR4 modules
Memory
Published on Saturday, 25 February 2012 16:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The DDR3 standard is more than enough for the majority of retail applications, but the server market can never get enough bandwidth. During ISSCC, Samsung and Hynix demonstrated their DDR4 modules, and plans mass production toward the end of the year.
Elpida heading for a closing
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 13:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Not everything is going as planned for Elpida, which has failed to close deals with the partners it hoped would save them. It is becoming more and more likely that Elpida will have to close it doors and call it final.
G.Skill launches faster low profile DDR3 memory
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 16:07 Written by Anton Karmehed
G.Skill has launched new memory modules for performance users that are tire of overgrown heatsinks. G.Skill Ares promises high performance despite low profile heatspeaders with specified frequencies up to 2133 MHz.
DRAM prices going ever lower?
Memory
Published on Thursday, 02 February 2012 14:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
RAM prices have never been as low as they were in 2011 and still are today, which has nearly pushed Elpida into closing. Last months prices rose marginally, but chances are they will go lower again.
Elpida close to agreement with Micron and Nanya
Memory
Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 15:56 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Elpida has been losing money for some time, but it finally seems like there is a solution in the near future. It is about to reach an agreement with Micron and Nanya regarding tits ReRAM technology where a very close cooperation will be started - but Elpida remains independent.
Elpida takes Memristor "ReRAM" to market in 2013
Memory
Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 15:30 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Maybe the memory technologies DRAM and NAND are about to be replaced? Competing technologies are coming next year and in the form of HP Memristor, but now Elpida is also getting ready for the Memristor technology with what it calls ReRAM.
Elpida wants to merge with Micron and Nanya
Memory
Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 13:11 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Elpida is the last Japanese actor on the DRAM market, and while the Japanese government wants Elpida to merge with Toshiba, which among others makes NAND flash, Elpida has other plans. Elpida, Micron and Nanya are talking about a three-way merger.
Elpida to merge with Toshiba?
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 04 January 2012 13:40 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Elpida is one of the big memory makers that has felt the pressure from the tough competition and dropping RAM prices. Times are so bad at Elpida that it might go belly up soon, but it looks like it might become a part of Toshiba in the future.
G.Skill ships 64GB memory kit at 2 400 MHz
Memory
Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 13:05 Written by Anton Karmehed
G.Skill has rolled out its latest memory kit for the Intel X79 platform and Sandy Bridge-E, with no limitations. G.Skill's latest RipjawsZ DDR3 kits has a 64GB density and operates at impressive 2400 MHz.
Samsung looking to build another memory fab in China
Memory
Published on Thursday, 08 December 2011 10:40 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Samsung is the world's second largest semiconductor manufacturer after Intel. Samsung is very diverse in its manufacturing and when it comes memory it is leading the market, and now intends to build a new fab in China for this very purpose. The new plant will produce 20nm grade, and smaller, DRAM and NAND circuits.
Intel, Micron announces record-size NAND circuit at 20nm
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:42 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Intel Micron Flash Technologies has announces the next generation NAND circuit, namely a 128 Gb MLC circuit built on 20nm technology. Besides offering record capacity and a new manufacturing technology it sports the fast ONFI 3 interface.
Kingston HyperX reclaims DDR3 record - reaches 3600 MHz
Memory
Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 09:59 Written by Anton Karmehed
It was not long ago Corsair broke the world record for DDR3 clock frequency, but now the record has been broken again and with quite a margin. Romanian overclocker Matose has pushed his Kingston HyperX 1T memory stick to 3600 MHz!
Corsair launches SODIMM Vengeance series
Memory
Published on Friday, 02 December 2011 13:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Most often SODIMM, memories for notebooks, follow JEDEC standards like slaves with pretty loose timings. Corsair has expanded the Vengeance series with SODIMM models, which are not as aggressively clocked as the desktop versions, but they still stand out.
AMD introduces Radeon memories, made by Patriot
Memory
Published on Monday, 28 November 2011 11:04 Written by Jacob Hugosson
AMD started selling its own brand memory modules in Japan, during the summer, something AMD said was a way of testing the market. Apparently it has faired well since AMD now launches memories in three price segments, which include support for AMD OverDrive.
Kingston's new USB 3.0 memory is really fast
Memory
Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 15:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The USB 3.0 standard is starting to become more available since more or less all new computers have at least one USB 3.0 port. Kingston has now launched what could be the world's fastest USB 3.0 memory with transfer speeds over 100 MB/s.
Corsair launches armada of quad-channel memories
Memory
Published on Monday, 14 November 2011 19:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Sandy Bridge-E and there are already 27 motherboards that will appear in stores alongside the processors. Several companies have also designed memories for the new platform, and Corsair offers a whole armada with a wide selection.
Faster ECC memories for servers coming
Memory
Published on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:00 Written by Jacob Hugosson
For servers and workstations with DDR3 the speed has been set to 1333 MHz for over two and a half year now. New processors from AMD and Intel supports higher frequencies, which has forced the giants to start mass producing faster RAM with ECC support.
Corsair announces Vengeance memories with 8 GB per module
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2011 08:34 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Corsair Vengeance memories are one of many alternatives when looking for cheap modules at 4 GB and it is now time to take the next step. The Vengeance series has been extended to 8 GB, but not as hot otherwise.
Corsair warns for faulty fan controller on a few H100 cooler
Memory
Published on Monday, 03 October 2011 15:27 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The Corsair H series, a family of closed-loop water coolers have become very popular among home builders and enthusiasts. Corsair now wants that a party of its H100 coolers has run into a problem with the fan controller that locks the fans at one speed. Corsair tries to guide its customers to an answer, alternatively supply a replacement unit.
DRAM prices keep falling
Memory
Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 12:16 Written by Jacob Hugosson
DDR3 memory has never been so cheap, you can get 8GB kits for practically no money at all. The latest information from IHS says the trend will continue with lower and lower prices, but the manufacturers is having a hard time and is starting reach dangerous levels where the sales prices is almost the same as the cost of manufacturing.
Twenty times faster RAM with new Micron technology
Memory
Published on Friday, 26 August 2011 16:11 Written by Anton Karmehed
Micron has presented its latest progress in the development of RAM products and its Hybrid Memory Cube technology promises up to 20 faster memory modules than current DDR3 products. The HMC technology was presented at Hot Chips last week and Micron showed a sample circuit with capacity to reach speeds up to 128 gigabyte per second.
AMD selling Radeon-branded DDR3 memory
Memory
Published on Monday, 08 August 2011 08:14 Written by Anton Karmehed
AMD has seen a very positive development on the processor market in 2011 and its successful launches of Fusion will apparently be followed by DDR3 memory modules. At least that are the signals we are getting from Japan where AMD has started selling DDR3-1333 memory modules with Radeon branding, which is confirmed by AMD at the official product site.
Corsair releases white Vengeance memories with low profile heatspreader
Memory
Published on Thursday, 04 August 2011 12:24 Written by Jacob Hugosson
The Corsair Vengeance series has literally taken the market by storm and become an affordable and popular alternative for home builders. The company has now announced the Special Edition Arctic White Vengeance LP, which are white memories with low profile heatspreaders and low voltage.
Corsair Dominator GT Limited Edition hits 2133 MHz at 1.5V
Memory
Published on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 14:31 Written by Anton Karmehed
Corsair Dominator GT has appeared in a new suit and this time the focus is on both performance and efficiency. Corsair launches the new memory modules at 2133 MHz at only 1.5V. The kit is a limited edition consisting of two 4GB modules and Corsair's AirFlow 2 GTL fan.
A-Data release 16 GB gaming memory kit
Memory
Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 16:38 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Memory sticks with 4GB density is starting to become the standard and kits of 8GB can now be found for as little as 60 USD. This hasn't stopped A-Data from releasing a new memory kit of the XPG Gaming Series. The new memories has specifications that adheres to JEDEC standards with extra low voltages, but has 8 GB per module.
Kingston launches world's fastest SO-DIMM certofied by Intel
Memory
Published on Friday, 17 June 2011 12:04 Written by Jacob Hugosson
Kingston is one of the biggest manufacturers of RAM and has now announced the world's fastest memory for notebooks with SO-DIMM standard. The memory operates at 2133MHz with 9-11-9-27 timings and 1.5 V operating voltage, which is well below the allowed for Sandy Bridge at 1.65 V.
Corsair launches SandForce-based Force 3 series
Memory
Published on Monday, 16 May 2011 10:44 Written by Anton Karmehed
Corsair has started rolling out the new SSD series Force 3. The SSDs build on the critically acclaimed SandForce SF-2281 controller and will be available in stores in May. After that they will become Corsair's biggest weapon on the enthusiast market, in touch competition with similar models from e.g. OCZ.
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