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Memory's Cell Base Discovered!

There is an intensive hunt for finding what's behind the memory, the very chemical of the recalling. Now a team at Georgia Institute of Technology has found some molecular interactions on cell surfaces that could work like the "memory", changing the way the cells will interact in the future. The paper has been p...

30 October 2007
07:07 GMT

Old Materials Can Actually Produce Better Electronics

Problems like pushing together electronic components closer and closer into incredibly small spaces, to create smaller chips can be solved through a new technology developed at ASU's Center for Applied Nanoionics (CANi), by researches that use old materials, mixed up in different configurations. The revolutionar...

30 October 2007
06:39 GMT

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 '�...

15 October 2007
05:02 GMT

10 Tips for a Better Memory

You may forget where you have parked the car, what you did yesterday and the birthday of your best buddy. How many times you were trying to prepare yourself for an exam and you couldn't learn anything? If you're young, they say you're in love or your mind is wandering; with the age they say you've...

11 October 2007
03:45 GMT

Toshiba Goes For 30nm Technologies

Flash memory chips are very popular nowadays and they are used in many commercially available applications, ranging from music players to cameras and dedicated storage devices like memory sticks or being used to improve the qualities of other computer hardware parts as is the case with the hybrid hard disk drives.As ...

9 October 2007
04:12 GMT

Kingston Intros 1800MHz DDR3 Memories

Kingston just announced the launch of a new random access memory module that is aimed at competing with the high-end offerings that are now available on the DDR3 market from well established and known companies like Corsair, Super Talent or OCZ. The new DDR3 memory modules from Kingston are compatible with mainboards...

6 October 2007
06:44 GMT

Random Access Memory Running at 4.8GHz

Elpida Memory just announced that it has begun field testing engineering samples of XDR random access memory chips that are running at an impressive 4.8GHz, over twice the speed of the fastest available DDR3 memory module that is currently available on the market.The XDR memory chips developed and manufactured by Elp...

6 October 2007
05:31 GMT

Qimonda Launches The XTUNE DDR3 Memory

DDR3 memory modules are finally gaining some ground against the older but very popular DDR2 standard as more hardware manufacturing companies are adopting the new modules and this trend is observable even among smaller producers like Quimonda AG. AENEON, one of the Quimonda AG's brands, just announced the launch...

4 October 2007
06:55 GMT

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 R...

4 October 2007
06:25 GMT

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 c...

3 October 2007
12:07 GMT

Hynix and Ovonyx Joining Forces

Hynix Semiconductor just announced that it has signed an agreement with a number of rival companies, including Ovonyx, in order to develop a new breed of non-volatile flash memory modules that are supposed to bring greater data storage densities as well as faster access to information. The new breed of flash memory i...

2 October 2007
09:10 GMT

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 an...

1 October 2007
04:04 GMT

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...

26 September 2007
11:09 GMT

Scythe Cools Your Memories With The Kama Wing

Ever wanted to squeeze just a little bit more performance from your computer but could not as the memory sub-system was just too unstable at high frequencies or voltages? Well, if this is the case, the new Scythe made cooler solutions for random access memory modules are just the thing for you.The cooling solutions m...

25 September 2007
02:57 GMT

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 Dua...

21 September 2007
12:35 GMT

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 predi...

20 September 2007
09:20 GMT

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 downsi...

20 September 2007
08:29 GMT

Onion Boosts Memory!

Onions can make you cry (or laugh, if you watch "Cry Onion", the 1975 Western movie with Franco Nero). Just like garlic, their relative, onions originated in central Asia and they were first grown in Iran and West Pakistan over 5000 years ago. No wonder, as onions are rich in sugars (there is a higher sugar amount in...

19 September 2007
04:00 GMT

Crucial Ballistix: High Performance DDR3 Memory Modules

Lexar Media announced the launch of a new high performance DDR3 memory module under the commercial designation of Crucial Ballistix which is aimed at computer systems based on the latest Intel chipsets. DDR3 memory modules take the performance bar to a new level as their design allows for greater speeds, reduced powe...

18 September 2007
11:34 GMT

Phase-change Memory, 1000x Faster Than Flash

While NAND flash-based memory chips are very popular these days as they offer pretty high data transferring rates along side medium sized storage capabilities, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania claim that they can do better with a new type of non-volatile memory technology that is more than 1000 times f...

18 September 2007
03:47 GMT

SanDisk Under The Looking Glass

After big names on the computer industry market encountered problems with the antitrust regulations and the state bodies that were designed to enforce them, it is the turn of another company to face a looming probe. While Intel and Microsoft are the traditional accused parties in just about every antitrust case in th...

15 September 2007
07:21 GMT

SanDisk Launches The Express Line of Flash Memory Products

SanDisk Corporation announced the launch of a new line of flash memory based products, the SanDisk Express, which are all aimed at the high performance video and photo market segments where speed, durability and reliability are most demanded. The new line of products achieves such high performance marks as it is base...

14 September 2007
10:09 GMT

Memory Developer Rambus May Find Itself Under Sun

It is widely believed, thank you rumor spreaders, that Sun Microsystems is looking to expand its business reach into the field of random access memory by bidding for the Rambus company which is specialized in the development of memory technologies, even if it does not directly produce memory modules. While the acquis...

13 September 2007
05:42 GMT

G.Skill Announces DDR3 Memory

G.Skill International Enterprise announced the launch of a new memory module designed for gamers and computer enthusiasts. The new memory module is compatible with the latest technical specifications of the DDR3 standard and it comes with a clock speed of 1600MHz and low and aggressive latency timings of CL7-7-7-18 a...

12 September 2007
11:55 GMT

Super Talent, Super Low DDR3 Latencies

Super Talent announced the launch of a new line of DDR3 memory modules that are aimed at gamers and computer enthusiasts as it comes with high clock speeds and aggressive latency timings. The combination of those two features is called by the manufacturing company, Super Talent, the Project X and it also comes with a...

12 September 2007
06:23 GMT

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 manufactur...

12 September 2007
04:16 GMT

SST Launches The Smallest Microcontroller for Mobile Devices

Silicon Storage Technology, better known as SST, is a computer hardware manufacturing company which is specialized in flash memory technology and related products. Today, the SST company announced the launch of a new flash memory microcontroller which will be part of the popular and widely used family of SuperFlash-b...

10 September 2007
05:56 GMT

Hynix Storms The NAND Industry

Nowadays NAND based memory chips are found in almost every electronic device from music players to data storage solutions and computers, so the entire NAND memory manufacturing industry is experiencing another booming expansion after a few months of shipments decline and uncertainty. The currently adopted NAND fabric...

7 September 2007
05:22 GMT

High Speed, Low Latency Patriot DDR3 Memories

Patriot Memory announced its latest line of products consisting of two latest generation DDR3 memory modules which are aimed at both gamers and overclockers as well as mainstream computer users. As high memory frequencies come at the expanse of latencies, one memory kit from Patriot offers high running frequencies, w...

3 September 2007
03:20 GMT

Fast Multi Card Reader for Notebooks

SanDisk Corporation announced the launch of a device designed to play the middle man role between the today's laptops and notebooks which are equipped with the ExpressCard slot and the most popular memory card formats. The SanDisk Multi Card ExpressCard Adapter plays that role as it offers fast transfer speeds w...

1 September 2007
05:54 GMT

Panasonic's 16GB SDHC Memory Cards

Panasonic announced the launch of a new SDHC memory card in order to ramp up its Pro High Speed line. The new 16GB memory card will carry the designation RP-SDV16GU1K and will feature a high storage capacity and a high access speed and it is expected to arrive in stores sometime during November 2007 with a price tag ...

31 August 2007
04:13 GMT

Faster and Bigger Video Memories

Graphics card market is a very dynamic one as manufacturers of both graphics processing units and integrated boards fight to squeeze as much performance as possible for their designs. While graphics processing units, GPUs for short, get just about all the credit for the graphics performance, there is a component that...

30 August 2007
05:39 GMT

Computer Memory Market Going Down in September

After some months of price, demand and supply stabilization that made computer memory manufacturers and vendors happy, it looks as if the entire market is heading towards Chaos Central again as the marketing research firm iSuppli predicts. September will mark the month when the DRAM market conditions will start turni...

29 August 2007
04:30 GMT

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 e...

28 August 2007
09:56 GMT

Serial Flash Memory Gains Speed

STMicroelectronics, a computer hardware company that specializes itself in the manufacture of flash based memory chips, announced today the immediate availability of a new circuit, the M25PX32, that is the first of the Serial Flash memory circuits to come with Dual I/O. The former family of circuits, the M25PE, stood...

28 August 2007
06:43 GMT

After Intel, Rambus Gets Accused

After the European Commission officially charged Intel with unethical business practices and monopoly behavior, it is now the turn of the computer memory designer and developer Rambus to face charges of "patent ambush" as the company is accused of claiming higher than reasonable royalties from manufacturers that were...

25 August 2007
07:43 GMT

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...

25 August 2007
04:43 GMT

Kingmax Goes for DDR3 Memory Modules

Someone once said that there is no such thing as too much memory especially now as the latest games and applications need huge amounts of RAM (random access memory) to function properly. On top of everything else, please do not forget an operating system like Microsoft's Windows Vista that keeps filling megabyte...

24 August 2007
03:43 GMT

AMD Goes for a New High Performance Architecture

On server systems that are based on x86 compliant hardware, one of the current performance bottlenecks is represented by the small and clogged data pathways between processor or processors and system memory or RAM. Well, Intel developed its very own technology in an attempt to address this issue and gain a few more p...

24 August 2007
02:57 GMT

Intel Announces 65nm NOR Flash

As embedded systems are gaining more and more popularity, a certain degree of performance increase is expected from them. As the main quality of this systems over desktop and mobile computer solution is their lower overall costs and low power consumption, there are only a few things that can be done in order to incre...

22 August 2007
08:47 GMT

Transcend's High Performance RAM

Transcend Information announced the release of a new high performance memory module series, the aXeRam Overclocking Memory, which is built using only premium quality chips and offers unparalleled performance. Those memory modules are designed with gamers and power users in mind that are demanding and expecting the mo...

22 August 2007
08:21 GMT

How Does A Cat's Memory Work?

Now, scientists have found the cause of Sylvester's failure in catching Tweety. A new research has determined just low long cats can remember a certain type of information: for 10 minutes. The study compared cats' working memory of their recent movements correlated to their visual memories, and discovered t...

21 August 2007
04:44 GMT

IBM and TDK Developing STT-RAM

Random access memory, RAM for short, is one of the most important computer hardware parts as a high enough amount of it can drastically change the way a computer system performs its tasks. Essentially, the RAM is the place where information awaiting processing is stored. As computers become faster thanks to better pr...

20 August 2007
02:52 GMT

Doubling The Flash Memory Capabilities

Flash memory is a non volatile memory device that is capable of storing information even after the power source is removed. While the end effect is the same, long-term data storage, flash memories work on a very different principle than other non-volatile storage devices like tapes, optical media and hard disk drives...

18 August 2007
04:53 GMT

Nanya Hopes the DRAM Price Keeps Rising

The computer memory market goes like all other markets through periods of expansion and contraction and while this fluctuation in small increments is normal, the situation during the last few months was far from normality. First of all the year started with some pretty high DRAM price tags all around the memory lines...

17 August 2007
10:16 GMT

Breakthrough: How to Store and Erase Long-Term Memories

Memories are still as mysterious as the universe itself. We still have not located a particular area in the brain that exclusively deals with memories and we cannot say if they are stored in a stable physical state or a changing one. Common theories say that long-term memories are stored in the form of proteins insid...

17 August 2007
06:10 GMT

The GeForce 8600GT with 1GB of VRAM

Gainward announced the release of a new Nvidia based graphics card featuring the 8600GT graphics processing unit. Named the Bliss 8600 GT 1024MB TV DD, this card features an impressive one gigabyte of video memory and it is actually a premiere on the video cards market.Gainward's Bliss 8600 GT 1024MB TV DD is ta...

16 August 2007
10:48 GMT

Samsung Benefits from The NAND Market Conditions

After a long decline and recovery period, the NAND flash memory is finally beginning to get better and offer strong opportunities for memory manufacturers and vendors like Samsung Electronics. The Korean company used the favorable market conditions to increase its lead over its competitors on the NAND chips market, e...

16 August 2007
08:29 GMT

Intel Goes For Phase Change Memory

Intel looks really interested in memory technologies that could replace NAND based flash memory in the near future. It is rumored that Intel will set up a joint venture with Numonyx for the development of a technology that would allow phase change memory to be produced at an industrial scale. Numonyx is the spin off ...

16 August 2007
04:54 GMT

The Intel - STMicro Partnership

Intel and STMicroelectronics decided sometime ago to enter a partnership with the stated intention of developing, manufacturing and selling flash memory chips. As Intel already faced monopoly charges in Europe, the two companies waited for the European Commission's approval before merging their flash memory unit...

14 August 2007
08:22 GMT




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