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Elpida samples 2Gbit 80nm made DDR2 for server applicationsDec 19, 2005 - in News
After introducing its 80 nm DDR2-800 memory during June, Japan-based Elpida Memory today announced it is shipping 80nm made 2 Gbit DDR2 SDRAM samples.
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DRAM makers expect contract prices to rebound after year-endDec 19, 2005 - in News
Although DRAM contract prices have suffered five consecutive price drops since the second half of September, leading memory makers, maintain a positive outlook for pricing moving into next year.
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Samsung intros 8 GByte FB-DIMMDec 8, 2005 - in News
Samsung to launched an 8 GByte version of its FB-DIMM memory series for servers. The module is built with 32 DDR2-533/667 devices, each with 2 Gbit capacity.
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Intel and ST Micro team up on Flash memory for cellphonesDec 5, 2005 - in News
STMicroelectronics and Intel today said that the two firms are working together on common Flash memory specifications for mobile phones.
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Fujitsu to use carbon nanotubes as heatsinks for semiconductorsDec 5, 2005 - in News
Fujitsu today said that it has successfully developed carbon-nanotube-based heatsinks for semiconductors such as memory and microprocessors. According to the company, carbon nanotubes can effectively amplify signals and dissipate heat simultaneously.
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Kingston introduces 100X CompactFlash cardsDec 1, 2005 - in News
Kingston has announced the release of their "Ultimate" line of CompactFlash cards. These cards come in one, two and four Gigabyte sizes and have a 100X speed rating. Kingston says that this equates to about 18 MegaBytes per second read speed and 15 MegaBytes per second write speed.
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InSpectrum forecasts NAND flash price drops for 1H DecemberDec 1, 2005 - in News
After seeing NAND flash contract prices begin to fall again in the second half of November,as bit growth from memory makers began to hit the market research firm, InSpectrum is maintaining a conservative forecast for the upcoming first half of December contract prices, with the market research company expecting low-density parts to drop the most.
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All memory pricing trends downwardNov 30, 2005 - in News
Last week saw most DRAM makers aggressively dumping chips into the spot market in order to counter against any potential inventory pressure.
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Samsung ships "majority" of GDDR3 memory for Xbox 360Nov 29, 2005 - in News
Samsung today said that it is the main supplier of the graphics memory for Microsoft's recently launched game console Xbox 360. Running at 700 MHz, the 512 Mbit GDDR3 memory, organized in a 16 Mbit x 32 configuration, is rated at a bandwidth of 5.6 GByte per second, which is about 3.5 times faster than the memory used in the original Xbox, Samsung said.
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Nanocrystals to breathe new life into FlashNov 28, 2005 - in News
UPDATE - Flash sales are booming more than ever, but the memory technology may be gone sooner than you think - potential replacements have been lining up for years and keep gaining ground in production cost and scalability. But there are ideas that could extend the life span of Flash: Freescale today announced the first 24 Mbit nanocrystal Flash device.
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Holographic-memory discs may put DVDs to shameNov 28, 2005 - in News
A computer disc about the size of a DVD that can hold 60 times more data is set to go on sale in 2006. The disc stores information through the interference of light - a technique known as holographic memory.
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Transcend unveils 1 GByte 80X miniSD cardNov 18, 2005 - in News
Taiwan-based memory module maker Transcend Information recently introduced a high-density 1 GB miniSD card, and emphasized that the high performance of the card is ideal for handheld applications.
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Intel ships first 90 nm multi-level cell NOR FlashNov 17, 2005 - in News
Intel today said that it has announced it is shipping the industry's first 90 nm multi-level cell (MLC) NOR flash memory device in volume. According to the company, the memory delivers faster performance, higher density and lower power consumption than the previous 130 nm generation of the technology.
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Samsung introduces 2 MByte smart card ICNov 16, 2005 - in News
Samsung Electronics announced the introduction of its 2 MB flash memory-embedded smart card IC (S3FJ91L).
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OCZ adds two more 2 GByte gamer memory kitsNov 15, 2005 - in News
Just in case you are still keeping track of the memory kits for gamers that are popping up for the Christmas season, here is another one for your shopping list.
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Oversupply of DDR, DDR2 could trigger price plunges :InSpectrumNov 11, 2005 - in News
From DigiTimes
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Increasing mobile phone market means decreasing size of mobile memoryNov 10, 2005 - in News
Samsung will be switching their 512 MB mobile DRAM to 90 nanometers in the near future. The amazing growth in cellular phones and other portable gadgets that use the memory has put pressure on memory makers to increase production. The smaller size helps phone manufacturers make smaller and more power-efficient phones.
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Corsair gets Nvidia SLI-Ready certification for memoryNov 4, 2005 - in News
Corsair Memory, a leading company in high-end memory and cooling products, today announced that it has become the first company in the memory category to receive the Nvidia SLI-Ready certification.
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Sony lets users upload music to the car stereoNov 1, 2005 - in News
At the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas, Sony introduced a new radio/CD player called the Giga Panel that can store music in internal memory. The player has one Gigabyte of flash memory and users can upload songs via a USB port in the front faceplate. It can also play ATRAC/3 songs (Sony's proprietary format) burned onto a CD.
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Taiwan DRAM industry remains indifferent to Rambus XDR and XDR2Nov 1, 2005 - in News
Taiwan DRAM vendors are not rushing to express their optimism regarding Rambus memory solutions.
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2 GByte memory modules for iMac and PowerMac announcedOct 28, 2005 - in News
Trans International said it will begin offering 2 GByte memory upgrades for the most recent models of Apple's iMac and PowerMac G5 computers.
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GDDR4 can surpass XDR performance in certain scenarios, Samsung saysOct 27, 2005 - in News
Samsung yesterday surprised with an announcement that it has begun sampling of GDDR4 memory, which may become the next-generation memory technology for graphics chips. Today, the company told TG Daily that GDDR4 in fact will be fast enough to reach the speed of Rambus' XDR memory technology.
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Corsair intros 2 GByte DDR1-500 kitsOct 26, 2005 - in News
Corsair announced availability of 1 GByte and 2 GByte kits of its DDR1 PC-4000 memory XMS-4000PT.
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Samsung ships first GDDR4 graphics memoryOct 26, 2005 - in News
Samsung claims that it is first to have developed the industry's fastest graphics memory and has shipped it to major graphics card manufacturers for testing.
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OCZ intros honeycomb heatspreader for DDR memoryOct 25, 2005 - in News
Performance memory company OCZ today announced a new heatspreader for some of its DDR devices.
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SMIC said to cut prices, increase DRAM productionOct 20, 2005 - in News
To maintain its high utilization rate, China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has informed customers it has reduced foundry prices 5-10 percent, according to sources at SMIC's customers.
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HP's new Color Laserjets print brighter colorsOct 17, 2005 - in News
Palo Alto (CA) - Hewlett-Packard added 11 Color Laserjets models ranging from $700 to $5000 in price and from 17 to 30 pages per minute printing speeds to its printer product lineup. The new models use a new toner that promises to deliver brighter colors and higher gloss levels.
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Samsung develops first 512 Mbit DDR2 memory device in 70 nmOct 13, 2005 - in News
Samsung claims it is first to have completed development of a 512 Mbit DDR2 memory device in a 70 nm production process - the smallest structures applied in DRAM manufacturing so far.
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Kingston offers 667 MHz DDR2 SO-DIMMsOct 11, 2005 - in News
Kingston today announced availability of 667 MHz DDR2 memory for notebooks. The "ValueRAM" branded PC2-6400 devices are available in 256 MByte, 512 MByte and 1 GByte configurations and are shipping in "limited quantities" according to the manufacturer.