Memory Digest - October 2011

October 2011

Validating Embedded Flash Memory Products to Reliably Endure Power Faults

Validating embedded flash memory products for power fault resilience establishes their ability to reliably endure the power faults that embedded system designs inevitably encounter during their normal operation.

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Japan's Elpida tumbles to qtrly loss, keeps capex

Elpida has repeatedly raised capital to keep pace with its bigger rivals and continues to focuses on shrinking its chips and developing more power-efficient chips for smartphones and tablet PCs.

New low-power memory could challenge DDR3

amsung and Micron have founded a consortium to push Hybrid Memory Cube with hopes it will be seen as a viable alternative to DDR3 memory in high-performance computers and networks.

Hynix Reports Wider-Than-Estimated Loss as Chip Prices Fall

Hynix, on sale by former creditors, is seeking to boost sales with different types of memory used in new mobile devices, while trying to reduce production costs by using advanced technologies.

Stanford: Move the Cloud from Disk to DRAM

In the near future, would there be a point in time where the practical costs of running a data center made purely of DRAM would be equivalent to one that uses traditional disk arrays?

Six Steps for Making MLC SSDs Work in the Enterprise

Consumer-grade SSDs using MLC NAND flash falling well short of meeting their rigorous enterprise requirements for performance, endurance and data integrity.

NAND Flash demand to diversify, industry growth stable in 2012

With strong smartphone and tablet PC shipments and the rise of ultrabook and server growth due to greater adoption of cloud computing, SSD penetration rate has increased rapidly.

Micron Collaborates with A*STAR on Next-Generation Memory Technology

Micron and DSI will invest in joint research to develop high-density STT-MRAM devices during the next 3yrs with researchers working together to develop high-density STT-MRAM devices.

Researchers predict hike in NAND Flash value

Market research firm DRAMeXchange has predicted production value of NAND flash chips will increase by 20 percent next year due to strong demand with value growing even when ASP expected to drop.