Huawei looks beyond von Neumann to build 100x denser storage systems
At its April 12 Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, Huawei said it is researching 100x denser storage systems that break free of the constraints of traditional von...
Micron said to be mulling action against Chinese DRAM maker CXMT – report
According to reports along the Korea supply chain, Micron Technology has told DRAM module manufacturers that DRAM chips being developed by China-based ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) might...
Optane Persistent Memory vs Optane SSDs – confused? Then read on
Sponsored Intel® Optane™ is a memory technology that has the potential to boost performance in key areas of the data centre, thanks to attributes that combine access...
Catalog bags $10 mil to fund DNA storage tech
DNA data storage startup Catalog has completed a $10m A series round and hired ex-IBMer David Turek as its first CTO.
The news was...
Intel Alder Stream Optane SSDs deliver ‘multiple millions of IOPS’
Intel has teased out some more details for the upcoming Barlow Pass PMEM 200 Optane DIMMs and Alder Stream Optane SSDs. These are the second generation versions...
Spin Memory raises $8.5m for MRAM push to market
Spin Memory, a developer of Magnetic RAM, has raised $8.5m in addition series B funding. This is valued at "the same terms as the last closing...
Slowing growth in NAND shipments follows Covid-19 impact on smartphones
Falling sales of smartphones in the first months of the pandemic has in turn slowed NAND flash shipment growth. Ssmartphones account for 35-40 per cent of...
Why DRAM is stuck in a 10nm trap
Why is DRAM confined in a 10nm semiconductor process prison when microprocessors and the like are being built using 7nm processes, with 5nm on the horizon? If...
Catalog claims DNA data storage is economically feasible for the first time
A DNA-based data storage system can store millions of times more data in the same volume as a conventional system, lasts for thousands of years at room...
Coronavirus outbreak: Which NAND and disk suppliers are at risk?
NAND and disk drive supplies could be reduced after China put entire cities into lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
So far some...