Memory
Of the several major changes coming with HBM4 memory, one of the most immediate is the sheer width of the memory interface. With the fourth-generation memory standard moving from an already wide 1024-bit interface to a ultra-wide 2048-bit interface, HBM4 memory stacks won't be business as usual; chip manufacturers are going to need to adopt more advanced packaging methods than are used today to accommodate the wider memory. As part of its European Technology Symposium 2024 presentation, TSMC offered some fresh details into the base dies it will be manufacturing for HBM4, which will be built using logic processes. With TSMC planning to employ variations of their N12 and N5 processes for this task, the company is expecting to occupy a favorable place in the...
Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb LPDDR4X DRAM Chips
Micron this week announced that it had started mass production of its first LPDDR4X memory devices using its second-generation 10 nm-class process technology. The new memory devices offer standard...
10 by Anton Shilov on 11/8/2018
U.S. Government Indicts Chinese DRAM Maker JHICC on Industrial Espionage; Bans Exports To Firm
The U.S. Department of Commerce this week banned U.S. exports to a China-based maker of DRAM. The DoC believes that Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company (also known as Fujian...
58 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2018
Silicon Power Enters Market of Enthusiast-Class DRAM with DDR4-4133
Silicon Power currently offers a broad range of products that span from memory cards to SSDs and from power banks to headphones. For several years the company has been...
9 by Anton Shilov on 10/23/2018
Intel's Response: Micron’s Control of 3D XPoint Fab Will Not Disrupt Optane Roadmap
Intel late on Friday said that Micron’s intention to gain full control of the IMFT joint venture will not interrupt its plans concerning products based on 3D XPoint memory...
26 by Anton Shilov on 10/22/2018
Samsung Shows Off 256 GB DDR4 RDIMM: Coming to Servers Soon
Samsung this week demonstrated its first 256 GB memory module for upcoming servers. The new Registered DIMM (RDIMM) is based on Samsung’s 16 Gb DDR4 memory devices introduced earlier...
18 by Anton Shilov on 10/19/2018
What Next for 3D XPoint? Micron to Buy Intel's Share in 3D XPoint Fab
Micron on Thursday announced plans to acquire Intel’s stake in IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between the two companies. IM Flash owns a fab near Lehi, Utah, which...
34 by Anton Shilov on 10/18/2018
Cadence & Micron DDR5 Update: 16 Gb Chips on Track for 2019
Earlier this year Cadence and Micron performed the industry’s first public demonstration of next-generation DDR5 memory. At a TSMC event earlier this month the two companies provided some updates...
18 by Anton Shilov on 10/17/2018
Intel to Support 128GB of DDR4 on Core 9th Gen Desktop Processors
One of today’s announcements threw up an interesting footnote worthy of further investigation. With its latest products, HP announced that their mainstream desktop platforms would be shipped with up...
24 by Ian Cutress on 10/15/2018
G.Skill Announces DDR4-4800 and DDR4-4500 Kits for Z390 Boards
Every major CPU platform announcement brings a host of new motherboards and faster memory modules to the market. The launch of Intel’s 9th Gen Core processors and Z390 chipset...
30 by Anton Shilov on 10/12/2018
Intel Veteran Becomes Chairman of Toshiba Memory
Toshiba Memory Corp. (TMC) on Thursday disclosed that Stacy Smith, a former high-ranking exec of Intel, was appointed executive chairman, effective October 1. Mr. Smith brings a wealth of...
3 by Anton Shilov on 10/11/2018
G.Skill Unveils 32 GB Trident Z RGB DC DDR4: Double Height, Double Capacity Memory
G.Skill has announced its new 32 GB “Double Capacity” memory modules. The Trident Z RGB DC DIMMs are compatible only with select Z390 motherboards from ASUS, and while they...
7 by Anton Shilov on 10/11/2018
Colorful Enters DRAM Module Business: Generic Colorfire & Custom iGame DIMMs
Colorful has introduced its first memory modules, officially adding a new product category that will complement its graphics cards, motherboards, and SSDs. The initial lineup consists of generic DIMMs...
4 by Anton Shilov on 10/1/2018
Double Height, Double Capacity DDR4? ZADAK's New 32 GB UDIMMs
ZADAK, a maker of memory modules from Taiwan, has reportedly published photos of its upcoming unbuffered memory modules featuring a 32 GB capacity. The UDIMMs and SO-DIMMs are the...
22 by Anton Shilov on 9/28/2018
Team Group's Quick Memory: T-Force Xtreem DDR4-4300 / DDR4-4500 CL18
Team Group has introduced its new dual-channel DDR4 memory kits for overclockers - the new T-Force Xtreem kits operate at 4300 MT/s and 4500 MT/s data transfer rates. Team Group’s...
13 by Anton Shilov on 9/20/2018
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital Open Fab 6 and New Memory R&D Center
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital on Wednesday officially opened up their new Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center. Both facilities are located at their Yokkaichi operations site that now...
6 by Anton Shilov on 9/20/2018
Samsung Adds 32 GB UDIMMs to Memory Lineup
Samsung has quietly added 32 GB unbuffered DDR4 memory modules to its lineup of products. The UDIMMs are based on the company’s 16 Gb chips, which were introduced earlier...
19 by Anton Shilov on 9/5/2018
Micron to Expand Its Fab 6 in Virginia, Build New R&D Center
Micron this week announced plans to expand production of DRAM and NAND memory at its fab in Manassas, Virginia. In total, Micron intends to invest $3 billion into the...
11 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2018
Hot Chips 2018: Nanotubes as DRAM from Nantero, a Live Blog
Lots of different types of 'RAM' have been in the news, most noticably Intel's Optane memory and a couple of weeks ago at Flash Memory Summit we had the...
19 by Ian Cutress on 8/21/2018
Inno3D Releases iChill Memory Modules with RGB LEDs, Up to DDR4-4000
Inno3D is primarily known for its graphics cards featuring highly custom cooling systems, but apparently the company has decided to expand its business beyond that. This week Inno3D introduced...
2 by Anton Shilov on 8/14/2018
Flash Memory Summit, Western Digital Keynote Live Blog
Second Keynote for us: Western Digital
0 by Ian Cutress & Billy Tallis on 8/7/2018
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