OCZ's Fatal1ty Edition Memory Kits Now Avaialble
	Some of the attendants at this year's Computex trade show in Taipei have been able to identify a new product over at OCZ's booth, of whose existence no one had been aware until that moment. The product in question was actually a Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel-branded memory module, and users will be able to see precisely what it’s all about once it becomes available on the market, also thanks to OCZ, one of the leading mem ... [read more >>]
	19 June 2008, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The World's First DDR2 SDRAM with x32-bit I/O Configuration
	Elpida, the company which was formally known as NEC Hitachi Memory, Inc. is not that big of a name on the consumer memory market. With all that, despite not being the biggest name in the industry, the company has registered a few considerable achievements over the past years. The latest, which was announced on May 15, has seen the Japanese supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory as the fist manufacturer to release the 512-megabi ... [read more >>]
	19 May 2008, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mushkin Introduces Ascent XP DDR Lineup with Vapor Chamber Cooling
	Memory specialist Mushkin has just announced its latest memory offerings in the DDR2 and DDR3 families of products. The new memory modules are branded as Ascent XP and have been developed in collaboration with Celsia Technologies. The XP memory line-up is comprised of stand-alone modules and dual-channel kits. According to the company, the Ascent XP memory modules come in 2 GB DIMMS as well as in 2 x 2GB kits, rated to work a ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 08:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Micron Digs For Faster DDR2, DDR3 Aspen Memory
	Micron has started shipping units of its energy-efficient Aspen series of DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules. According to the company, memory draws up to 15 percent of the total energy absorbed by modern servers, and the figures are expected to increase as more and more memory is required for server normal operation. The new memory offerings from Micron are the 1 Gigabit DDR3 modules certified to work at 1.35V and the 2 Gigabit DDR ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2008, 11:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Announces Heatpipe-Enabled 4GB DDR2-1066 Reaper Memory Kit
	Memory and cooling expert OCZ has just introduced the newest OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 4GB, one the fastest high density kits in the world. The company tries to mix the need for more and more memory with its ability to overclock at higher frequencies. The new PC2-8500 4GB Reaper HPC series comes with an innovative cooling solution to dissipate the excessive heat that accumulates especially when overclocked. The memory module fe ... [read more >>]
	08 February 2008, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

G.Skill to Announce 4GB DDR2 Kit on Eight-Layer PCBs
	A Taiwanese ancient proverb has it that RAM memory is never enough and we would gladly approve with it, if memory manufacturer G.Skill hadn't gone ahead of us. You may wonder why this launch is so important, since there are plenty of vendors to sell 8GB DDR2 kits (and DDR2 memory is getting obsolete). Well, here is the big deal: while traditional memory manufacturing process involves the use of six layers of PCB (Printed ... [read more >>]
	30 January 2008, 10:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

DDR2 Prices Go Up, DDR3 Goes Mainstream
	The DDR2 memory industry has been struggling on the bottom of the pit for more than one year due to the market being oversaturated. Many memory producers had to take drastic measures to keep themselves alive, including selling their production under the manufacturing costs or temporarily shutting down their business to avoid overstock. According to the Taiwanese DRAMeXchange, a market research company that monitors the DRAM in ... [read more >>]
	25 January 2008, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Memory Manufacturers Gear Up for Increased DDR3 Demand
	Memory industry is undergoing a process of change, triggered by the advent of the third generation of double-data rate memory modules (DDR3). As this type of memory is becoming cheaper and cheaper, it gets widely adopted in substantially more PCs worldwide. Many companies are focusing on developing 1GB cards using DDR3 DRAM chips, as they may be the next Messiah in the industry. Inotera Memories is a memory joint venture initi ... [read more >>]
	23 January 2008, 03:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ to Introduce the PC2-8000 Platinum Edition 4GB Dual Channel Kit
	Cooling and memory solution expert OCZ Technologies announced the immediate availability of the PC2-8000 Platinum Edition 4GB dual channel kit, targeted at those users whose motherboards only provide two DIMM slots. The dual channel kit allows the users to enjoy increased computing performance at an extremely affordable price. The 64-bit operating systems and the latest titles in the gaming world are continually requiring mor ... [read more >>]
	19 January 2008, 06:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Micron Goes Small on DDR2 Memory Chips
	Micron Technologies have announced that they have begun shipping world's smallest DDR2 memory chip. The new one-gigabyte DDR2 chip is built on 68-nanometer technology and features a die coating of only 56 mm². This achievement was possible due to Micron's previous technology, called 6F2. Another key point of the product is the reduced power consumption, as the 68-nanometer process asks for about 20 percent less ener ... [read more >>]
	13 December 2007, 02:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Kingston Technology Delivers Phenom-Ready DDR2 1066MHz Memory
	Immediately following the Spider platform official release, Kingston Technologies has announced the availability of their 1066MHz ValueRAM cards. The memory manufacturer has worked tightly with the AMD team to achieve top performance memory modules. Computer memory is the only hardware component highly likely to create performance bottlenecks. The Spider platform, comprised of the quad-core processor line, the new 7-chipset se ... [read more >>]
	20 November 2007, 04:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP - Up to 75% More Memory Speed
	Asus P5K-E is a mainstream motherboard that features all the requirements for an updated desktop PC. Dedicated to the Socket 775 processor line, the motherboard is built around Intel's P35 chipset and respects the same PCB layout as the top mobos in its family (Asus P5K3 Deluxe and Asus P5K-C). The board's main features are given by the P35 chipset, which allows a 1,333 MHz external bus and implements the ICH9 southbrid ... [read more >>]
	19 November 2007, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Qimonda Squeezes Volts for 800 Mhz Supercomputing
	The memory producer Quimonda have announced their partnership with Supermicro in developing memory modules with decreased supply voltage. The company has already scored a great success in reducing the power consumption from the regular 1.8 volts to the 1.5 volts value. Based on their research, a 16 percent of memory power shortage would lead to an overall reduction of 20 percent in terms of power consumption. Qimonda is supplying ... [read more >>]
	19 November 2007, 07:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Releases Another Reaper
	OCZ Technology Group announced the launch of another high-end random access memory solution from its Reaper HPC (Heat Pipe Conduit) range of products that comes with a unique design coupled with very low latency timings and generous capacity. The 4GB PC2-6400 Reaper CL4 series from OCZ is aimed at providing ''rock-solid stability and performance'' while being compatible with the latest mainboard and central processing u ... [read more >>]
	15 October 2007, 05:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Likes XMP 2.0Ghz Running Memories
	Random access memory modules are currently operating at pretty high frequencies and in some cases, they reach even the 1.8Ghz mark. DDR3 compliant memory modules are the fastest ones around right now but the biggest central processing manufacturing company in the world, Intel, is not content with the current speeds and it is working with JEDEC in order to bring to market memories that pass the 2.0Ghz barrier thanks to the XMP technology. ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 09:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Announces the Ultimate DDR2 Kits for Nvidia Mainboards
	OCZ Technology Group recently announced the launch of yet another high end DDR2 random access memory kit that is aimed at the extreme gamers and computer enthusiast market segments as it offers the ultimate gaming performance along with high overall system responsiveness. This new memory kit is the latest addition to the high end OCZ Nvidia SLI certified memory modules, the very first in the world 4GB PC2-6400 SLI-Ready DDR2 modu ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 05:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Transcend Launched a Registered Memory Kit For Servers
	Transcend just announced the launch of a new memory module aimed at use in blade and traditional server systems that comes with a nominal capacity of 2GB and it is packed in a very low profile in order to save space in the crammed server cases. Measuring just 18.28mm in height the Transcend 2GB DDR2-667Mhz VLP ECC Registered memory modules are almost 40 percent lower than standard modules, a trait that makes them well suited for ... [read more >>]
	04 October 2007, 06:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

One More DDR2 Memory Kit
	It may very well be that the DDR2 random access memory is the most successful computer memory ever developed and produced at least when considering the huge number of systems that are based around it or the equally huge number of models that are now on the general market and available for purchase. As the number of computer systems and hardware platforms that are still supporting the DDR2 memory standard is very big, the new DDR3 ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 12:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

G.Skill Releases a 4GB DDR2 Memory Kit
	G.Skill International Enterprise announced the launch of a new high performance DDR2 memory kit that is aimed at gamers and computer power users as it combines low timings with high capacity, while also providing excellent running frequencies. As the new operating systems and software applications are needing more and more random access memory in order to operate smoothly, G.Skill comes to the aid of users with its new DDR2-1000, ... [read more >>]
	01 October 2007, 04:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

High Performance Memory Modules from takeMS
	takeMS just announced the launch of a new high performance DDR2 memory module from the Mach2 series of products, which are all certified to operate in a stable manner at the 1066MHz frequency and very low latencies. These new memory products are Nvidia certified to work with all Nvidia powered mainboards in the frame of the SLITM Memory partner program, as they offer high constant performance and two operating modes for users, a normal one ... [read more >>]
	26 September 2007, 11:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Transcend Axes The DDR2
	Transcend announced the launch of a new line of DDR2 memory kits which are part of the company's high performance line of products and which are aimed at gamers and other personal computer enthusiasts. Just like all previous iterations of this memory line of products, the DDR2-1066 aXeRam Overclocking Memory Dual-Channel Kit is aimed at providing superior performance and extreme overclockability while maintaining rock-solid system [AD ... [read more >>]
	21 September 2007, 12:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

DRAM Price Tags Going Lower and Lower
	Random access memory manufacturing industry is going through another crisis as the market is simply overflowing with DRAM memory modules and suppliers and retail channel dealers are forced to severely cut all price tags in order to attract more customers. But problems do not stop here as several market analysts predict that memory prices will go even lower than the actual mark. Currently the most widely used memory chips comes ... [read more >>]
	20 September 2007, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No More FB-DIMMs for Us, Says Intel
	Intel's server intended central processing unit, the Xeon family of products, were designed from the start to work best with a special random access memory standard named FB-DIMM that offers high level of computing performance in shared bus architectures, like the one which is currently used by Intel. The downside of that standard is that FB-DIMM memory modules are using a lot more power than traditional DRAM memories and at the same ... [read more >>]
	20 September 2007, 08:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Samsung Upgrades DDR2 Production Lines
	Samsung Electronics announced today that it successfully completed the development of the first 2Gb DDR2 random access memory chips that will be built using the more advanced 60 nanometer fabrication process and that the mass production is scheduled to start at the end of the year. The random access memory manufacturing industry is currently using the 80 nanometer fabrication process for the 2Gb DDR2 chips and Samsung will have a big advan ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 04:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Integrated Circuit Packaging Solution
	Altera Corporation announced today the launch of the first shipment of EP3SL150 products, which are the first of the new high end Stratix III FPGA family that are built using the 65nm fabrication process. The new product is composed of around 150,000 logic elements and it has the lowest power consumption of all the encountered high density, high performance programmable logic devices on the market today. Because of its low power consumptio ... [read more >>]
	28 August 2007, 09:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Extends Its DDR2 Lineup
	While DDR3 memory modules are just starting to gain a foothold on the computer memory market, the older but still popular DDR2 standard gets a new high performance addition for the well-known high end computer hardware manufacturer OCZ. The company just announced the launch of a new Reaper memory modules series based on the DDR2 memory that comes with the standard heat pipe design specific to the Reaper family. The new PC2-6400[ADMARK=1 ... [read more >>]
	25 August 2007, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Beware of Memory Prices
	For a while now computer memory prices are going up, one little step at a time, after a long period of free falling that created numerous financial problems among most manufacturers. Now, DRAM and NAND prices are expected to rise through the rest of August, even more so after the power outage that hit the Korean production facility of Samsung Electronics last week. Since the event that caused the power outage, both NAND and DR ... [read more >>]
	09 August 2007, 08:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The DDR2 with Super Cooling
	OCZ Technology announced the launch of a new DDR2 memory module that features a hybrid cooling solution and according to the manufacturing company it is simply the "fastest" and "the most ground-breaking" "memory product existing today". This new memory module is really f ... [read more >>]
	07 August 2007, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ's Extreme Memory Kits
	OCZ announced the release of a new "ultra-high performance and high reliability memory" specially designed for AMD platform's power users that comes in the form of an 8GB "Quad Kits". Designed only for the AMD AM2 platform the new kits come as a PC2-5400 DDR2 memory and are "custom-tailored to the extended column address range of the AM2 memory controller". The Titanium memory series, as the new kit is ca ... [read more >>]
	31 July 2007, 02:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

XDR Memories Anyone?
	Rambus is a quite small company that is developing different types of technologies and then sells or licenses them to different computer hardware producers like Intel, AMD and so on. Rambus became known a few years back, in the golden days of the Intel Pentium 4s and the AMD's Athlon XP series. Back then, there were several memory standards fighting over market shares and the situation looked good for a new memory type that ... [read more >>]
	26 July 2007, 06:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

High Performance Notebook Memory
	Walton Chaintech announced the release of its latest APOGEE DDR2 667/800MHz 2GB SO-DIMM aimed for use in high-end notebook or laptop computer systems. As operating systems and general purpose applications demand more and more from the hardware layer, and especially from the CPU and memory subsystems, the APOGEE memory module comes just in time for mobile computer users that need a higher memory capacity. Since the release of M ... [read more >>]
	24 July 2007, 10:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ProMOS Spends More
	ProMOS Technologies is a Taiwanese memory chip maker that started building a new memory production factory right in the middle of the worst case of DRAM price depreciation ever. The theory behind ProMOS Technologies' bold move was that once prices start to rise again, other producers would have little or no memory chips in their inventories and they would eventually lose market shares. Now, ProMOS' memory factory just got its [AD ... [read more >>]
	19 July 2007, 10:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

To DDR3 or Not?
	DDR memory is ... how many years old? Well, I'm not really sure, but I'm willing to bet that it is at least 6 years old. DDR2 on the other hand is quite a new face in memory town; besides, there are still plenty of computer users who simply will not jump in the newer DDR2 boat because that would mean at the very least a mainboard upgrade, if not more. Let's see: the memory and the mainboards are for sure...the processors a & ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2007, 11:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Releases A New High-End Memory Kit
	OCZ Technology Group announced that it will release a new memory kit based on the DDR2 technology with a capacity of 4GB. The kits will be named "PC2-6400 Platinum" and "PC2-6400 Gold" and are targeted at users who need high speeds and capacities for gaming or Vista-running desktop PCs. The Gold and Platinum kits come as a unique 4 x 1024MB solution. A part of the OCZ's Platimum series, the PC2-6400 $G ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2007, 10:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Big Memory Kits for Laptops
	OCZ just launched its brand-new memory kit designed for laptops, but this kit is unlike the previous ones, it is bigger and faster too, being aimed at the computer enthusiast running Microsoft Windows Vista on his laptop. Built around the DDR2 technology, this memory kit has an optimal frequency of 800MHz (als ... [read more >>]
	10 July 2007, 06:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First AM2-exclusive Memory Modules from OCZ
	While Intel has been playing with DDR2 memory modules for three years by now, AMD's AM2 platform, which was launched only for its additional DDR2 implementation, is just one year old. And AMD already plans the AM3 platform for 2008, but we won't be getting into this now. Anyway, the AM2 platform does not get along pretty well with the majority of DDR2 modules. This is why people turned AMD's new offer down and reo ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2007, 06:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Micron Boosts DDR2 Perfomance With New 1066 Mb/s Modules
	I personally dislike the DDR2 memory modules. The first mainstream solutions were quite sluggish and came close to their DDR ancestors. OK, they do support higher frequencies, but how about memory timings and overclocking potential? Not particularly mesmerizing, I'll tell you: certainly not worth the money. However, Micron is willing to change all this with their recent release of 1 Gigabit DDR2 DRAM chips that operate at 1 ... [read more >>]
	04 May 2007, 09:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition Goes at 1150 MHz
	As a company that has a lot of background experience in their past, OCZ Technology is known for its very fast and reliable memory modules. The company is a proud member of the JEDEC council, and among its modules, it also produces power supplies, flash memory products and even graphic cards. All is well when ends well, or at least that's the saying, but OCZ is far from ending its career in the computer industry, and to prove ... [read more >>]
	04 April 2007, 04:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mass Production 60nm DDR2 from Samsung
	Following the GDDR4 4GB/s boost, Samsung Electronics sets the trend once again with the introduction of the first mass production 60nm 1Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 DRAM. The 60nm manufacturing technology raises the bar, increasing production efficiency by 40 percent over the previous 80nm fab process that was integrated into DRAM modules back in early 2006. 90nm general process technology that is in use in today’s entry-level and mainstream hard ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 09:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia