Category Archives: DRAM

Future Memory: The MemCon Panel. What comes after NAND Flash and DRAM?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Just announced, there’s a pre-lunch panel at MemCon covering future memories. There are several new memory technologies that would usurp the thrones from DRAM and NAND Flash memory. Will any succeed? Come and hear the panel to find out. Jim … Continue reading →

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How ya gonna’ control that DDR4 SDRAM next year? The 28nm answer.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Cadence has just completed testing of its DDR4 SDRAM controller and PHY in two of the TSMC 28nm process technologies: 28HPM and 28HP. The DDR4 PHY exceeds the data rates needed to operate DDR-2400 SDRAMs and it is interoperable with … Continue reading →

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Want to know why SK hynix is placing its bets on three different alternatives to DRAM and Flash?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Last week at the Flash Memory Summit, Dr. Sung Wook Park spoke about memory. No surprise there, but there were several surprises in Park’s presentation. The first surprise popped up in the slide immediately following the keynote presentation’s title slide: … Continue reading →

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Memcon is filling up. Register now to be sure you get a ticket. It’s free. September 18. Silicon Valley

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

The Flash Memory Summit took place this week and registration for next month’s Memcon in Silicon Valley suddenly took a big uptick. I’d like to suggest that if you want to be certain to attend Memcon next month, you might … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: A personal invitation to Memcon from Sanjay Srivastava

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Want to know why you need to be at Memcon this year? Here’s Denali Software founder Sanjay Srivastava to tell you why: Now go and sign up! It’s a free ticket and includes breakfast, lunch, and some goodies—not to mention … Continue reading →

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Can you make money selling DRAM? The Memory Guy says “yes,” but perhaps not all of the time

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Jim Handy, The Memory Guy, has decided to become a Mythbuster with respect to the meme: “You cannot make a profit in the DRAM manufacturing business.” He just published a blog post titled “Is DRAM Really a Profitless Business?” This … Continue reading →

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Initial Hybrid Memory Cube short-reach interconnect specification issued to Consortium adopters

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

The Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC), now supported by the three top DRAM vendors (Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron), has just issued an initial draft specification for the Hybrid Memory Cube’s “short-reach interconnection across physical layers”—in other words, the short-reach … Continue reading →

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