<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Components - Memory]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:33:07 +0200 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Components - Memory]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk <![CDATA[Corsair Postpones IPO, Waits For Better Times]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/corsair-memory-ipo-stock-nasdaq,news-38644.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/corsair-memory-ipo-stock-nasdaq,news-38644.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 24 May 2012 23:18:00 CEST Has the botched Facebook IPO scared off Corsair from going public? ]]> <![CDATA[Buffalo Shows SSDs with MRAM Cache]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-mram-memory-dram-solid-state-drive,news-38610.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-mram-memory-dram-solid-state-drive,news-38610.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:48:00 CEST Buffalo said it will soon begin sampling a new solid state disk drive that complements its standard NAND flash storage memory with MRAM that is used as cache memory. ]]> <![CDATA[Japanese Galaxy S III to Pack 2GB of RAM, Dual-core CPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Japan-Galaxy-S-III-More-RAM-2GB-RAM-Dual-Core,news-38597.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Japan-Galaxy-S-III-More-RAM-2GB-RAM-Dual-Core,news-38597.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:00 CEST How much RAM does your smartphone have?]]> <![CDATA[Samsung Moves Up DRAM Roadmap To Calm Apple Rumors]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-dram-apple,news-38595.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-dram-apple,news-38595.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:48:00 CEST A report that Elpida may have scored a major DRAM deal with Apple that would negatively impact Samsung has apparently forced the Korean chip company to accelerate its DRAM roadmap. ]]> <![CDATA[Micron Announces its First DDR4 Module, Production in Q4]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-ddr4-dram-memory-ram,news-38503.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-ddr4-dram-memory-ram,news-38503.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 08 May 2012 13:32:00 CEST Micron said that it has begun shipping "fully functional" DDR4 memory modules in sample numbers to customers. ]]> <![CDATA[Micron Likely to Acquire Elpida for $2.5 Billion]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-micron-memory-chips,news-38501.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-micron-memory-chips,news-38501.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 08 May 2012 07:32:00 CEST Micron has won the right to exclusively bid for the acquisition of Elpida Memory. ]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Invent Graphene for Wearable Electronics, Mirrors ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-science-research-Electronics-Mirrors,news-38494.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-science-research-Electronics-Mirrors,news-38494.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:02:00 CEST Researchers at the University of Exeter claim to have invented the "most transparent, lightweight and flexible material ever for conducting electricity." ]]> <![CDATA[Patent Troll Goes After Intel, IBM, TI, Micron, Samsung]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-troll-lawsuit-Friction-Control,news-38489.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-troll-lawsuit-Friction-Control,news-38489.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sat, 05 May 2012 18:02:00 CEST Semcon Tech has filed a patent infringement suit against several chip makers, including IBM, Intel, Fujifilm electronics, Texas Instruments, Micron and Samsung. ]]> <![CDATA[54 Million Enthusiast and Performance PC Gamers Globally]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,news-38483.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,news-38483.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 04 May 2012 20:02:00 CEST PC gaming isn't dead. ]]> <![CDATA[G.Skill Releases TridentX DDR3 Kits for Ivy Bridge]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/trident-gskill-ddr3-ivy-bridge-ram,news-38425.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/trident-gskill-ddr3-ivy-bridge-ram,news-38425.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:02:00 CEST G.Skill is offering DDR3 memory kits for Intel's Ivy bridge processors and Z77 platform. ]]> <![CDATA[Graphene Monoxide Turns Graphene Into a Monoxide]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-Monoxide-Monoxide-science-research,news-38416.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-Monoxide-Monoxide-science-research,news-38416.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:12:00 CEST Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee claim to have discovered a new carbon material that should push graphene-based electronics much closer to commercial reality. ]]> <![CDATA[Nanodot Memory 100X Faster Than Today's Memory Chips]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-nanodot-memory-storage,news-38351.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-nanodot-memory-storage,news-38351.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:32:00 CEST Researchers from Taiwan and the University of California, Berkeley, claim to have developed a new memory technology that can exceed the speed of today's mainstream charge-storage memory by up to 100X. ]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia and AMD Sued Over Power Management in Chips]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-nvidia-patent-lawsuit-Tegra-Fusion,news-38230.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-nvidia-patent-lawsuit-Tegra-Fusion,news-38230.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:10:00 CEST AMD as well as Nvidia are being sued by Power Management Solutions over one of the most basic power management functions in integrated circuits used today. ]]> <![CDATA[The Top 5 Most Counterfeited Chip Types According to IHS]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/piracy-chip-semiconductor-fake-Counterfeit,news-38206.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/piracy-chip-semiconductor-fake-Counterfeit,news-38206.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:10:00 CEST Market research firm IHS has released a list of the most likely chips to be pirated. ]]> <![CDATA[Toshiba Celebrates Quarter-Century NAND Flash Anniversary]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Toshiba-NAND-Flash-1987-memory,news-38192.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Toshiba-NAND-Flash-1987-memory,news-38192.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:10:00 CEST NAND flash turns 25-years-old this year, and Toshiba wants to celebrate.]]> <![CDATA[Samsung Spins Off Display Unit; Spends $7B on Chip Plant]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-lcd-display-flash-chips,news-38184.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-lcd-display-flash-chips,news-38184.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:40:00 CEST Samsung said that it is building a new factory to manufacture NAND flash chips to meet the growing demand that is especially created by mobile computing devices.]]> <![CDATA[PNY Adds 2133MHz and 1866MHz XLR8 Memory]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PNY-DDR3-DRAM-XLR8-Memory,news-38170.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PNY-DDR3-DRAM-XLR8-Memory,news-38170.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:10:00 CEST PNY is expanding its XLR8-branded memory series with 2133 MHz and 1866 MHz versions that are sold as 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) and 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) kits.]]> <![CDATA[Transparent, Flexible 3D Memory Chips Could Replace Flash]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/memory-chip-flash-3d-nand,news-38148.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/memory-chip-flash-3d-nand,news-38148.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:40:00 CEST First rumors about the demise of flash surfaces as early as 2004 when there was speculation that MRAM, OUM, PRAM or nanocrystal-supported flash would replace flash memory chips beyond the 32 nm scale by 2009. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel Rules Chip Market: Share Jumps to a 10-Year High]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-samsung-chip-semiconductor-market-share,news-38129.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-samsung-chip-semiconductor-market-share,news-38129.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:10:00 CEST Intel once again topped the chip maker ranking of 2011.]]> <![CDATA[Tom's Hardware Benchmark Charts and Database Updated]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/benchmarks-database-chart-update-hardware,news-38114.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/benchmarks-database-chart-update-hardware,news-38114.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CEST We have all the numbers you crave.]]> <![CDATA[Micron Offers to Acquire Elpida for About $1.5 Billion]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-elpida-dram-acquisition-intel,news-38112.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-elpida-dram-acquisition-intel,news-38112.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:10:00 CEST Industry rumors suggest that Micron will be the winning bidder to purchase struggling chip maker Elpida. ]]> <![CDATA[Hynix Predicts Rebound of DRAM Market]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hynix-dram-memory-ram-prices,news-38023.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hynix-dram-memory-ram-prices,news-38023.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:10:00 CET The bankruptcy filing of Elpida may set the stage for a rebound of the DRAM industry. ]]> <![CDATA[Japanese Scientists Create RAM Storage Based on Light]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dram-oram-memory-optical-light,news-37926.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dram-oram-memory-optical-light,news-37926.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:10:00 CET NTT Labs has succeeded in building a prototype of what the company calls optical random access memory, or short o-RAM. ]]> <![CDATA[Elpida Bankruptcy to Increase DRAM Prices, Say Analysts]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-bakruptcy-memory-prices,news-37925.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-bakruptcy-memory-prices,news-37925.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:10:00 CET Expect the bankruptcy filing of Elpida to result in higher prices for DRAM in the second half of the year. ]]> <![CDATA[DDR4 Memory Prototypes Demostrated at ISSCC]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/DDR4-ISSCC-Elpida-Micron-Nanya,news-37893.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/DDR4-ISSCC-Elpida-Micron-Nanya,news-37893.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:10:00 CET Two DDR4 memory modules were shown off at this years ISSCC. ]]> <![CDATA[GlobalFoundries Rumored to Acquire Promos for Up to $1B]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promos-globalfoundries-dram-foundry-factory,news-37889.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promos-globalfoundries-dram-foundry-factory,news-37889.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:10:00 CET GlobalFoundries apparently has agreed to purchase DRAM maker ProMOS. ]]> <![CDATA[Elpida Wants Bankruptcy Protection, Cites DRAM Demand]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-memory-bankrupt-dram-stock,news-37880.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-memory-bankrupt-dram-stock,news-37880.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:40:00 CET Elpida might not last much longer in its current form.]]> <![CDATA[DRAM Manufacturers Ramp Up Production]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dram-dd3-memory-elpida,news-37796.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dram-dd3-memory-elpida,news-37796.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:10:00 CET It appears that the DRAM memory market has bottomed out and prices have begun to stabilize.]]> <![CDATA[Sandisk Acquires SSD Caching Know-How]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sandisk-ssd-caching-flash-caching-acquisition,news-37784.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sandisk-ssd-caching-flash-caching-acquisition,news-37784.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:10:00 CET Sandisk has acquired FlashSoft in an apparent move to offer Flash caching. ]]> <![CDATA[Micron/Elpida Could Challenge Samsung's DRAM Dominance]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-elpida-merger-buyout-dram-market-leader,news-37779.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/micron-elpida-merger-buyout-dram-market-leader,news-37779.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:10:00 CET IHS has released data that highlights a speculated merger between Micron and Elpida, which would create the second largest DRAM company worldwide. ]]>