WD's new HDMR tech to enable record-breaking 100TB+ drives By Anton Shilov published 14 February 25 Western Digital unveils HDD technology roadmap: expects 100TB HAMR HDDs in 2030, then 100TB+ hard drives featuring HDMR later in the decade.
New space-saving RAM sticks that jam up to 128GB of memory in a laptop get industry's stamp of approval - CAMM2 standard ratified by JEDEC By Matthew Connatser published 10 December 23 We will probably see laptops switching from traditional SO-DIMM memory to CAMM2 in the coming years, now that JEDEC made it official.
Samsung reveals 16-layer 3D DRAM plans with VCT DRAM as a stepping stone — IMW 2024 details the future of compact, higher density RAM By Dallin Grimm published 21 May 24 Samsung's RAM innovation roadmap was revealed and discussed at IMW this week, focusing on its plans for VCT DRAM and 3D DRAM, slated to arrive in 2025 and 2030.
Micron and SK hynix unveil new LPDDR5X SOCAMM memory up to 128GB, debuts on Nvidia GB300 systems By Anton Shilov published 19 March 25 Micron to offer LPDDR5X-based SOCAMM modules for AI and low-power servers.
Microsoft is switching RAM speed units in Task Manager — finally moving to the more technically correct MT/s By Dallin Grimm published 7 May 24 Windows 11 begins transitioning away from MHz and to MT/s when listing RAM speeds in Task Manager, with beta builds available through Windows Insider already reflecting the change.
Robot Steals RAM Data by Freezing Chips in Chilling Cybersecurity Demo By Ash Hill published 9 June 23 Cybersecurity researcher Ang Cui demonstrates a new robot he’s created that automates the process of stealing data from RAM by freezing chips.
Marvell develops custom HBM memory solutions — interface shrinks and higher performance on the menu By Anton Shilov published 11 December 24 Marvell teams up with leading DRAM makers for customizable HBM solutions aimed at custom XPUs tailored for specific performance, power, and total cost of ownership
Researchers snoop data from air-gapped PC's RAM sticks by monitoring EM radiation from 23 feet away By Jowi Morales published 8 September 24 This cyberattack exploits the electromagnetic emissions of RAM sticks to broadcast data.
Micron unveils DDR5-9200 memory: 1γ process technology with EUV By Anton Shilov published 25 February 25 Micron's 1γ fabrication technology with EUV, new HKMG, and BEOL promises to increase performance while cutting power consumption for DRAM.
Micron Unveils 128GB and 256GB CXL 2.0 Expansion Modules By Anton Shilov published 7 August 23 Micron's CZ120 CXL 2.0 memory expansion modules offer 36 GB/s memory read/write bandwidth.
New AI accelerator slots into an M.2 SSD port — MemryX launches $149 MX3 AI Accelerator Module capable of 24 TOPS By Kunal Khullar published 20 December 24 The MemryX M.2 module delivers efficient AI acceleration for edge computing with 24 TOPS of performance, low power consumption, and seamless Linux integration
BadRAM attack breaches AMD secure VMs using a Raspberry Pi Pico, DDR socket, and a 9V battery By Mark Tyson published 11 December 24 Researchers have described the BadRAM attack, which is claimed to facilitate the breaching of processor security via rogue memory modules.
30TB hard drives are nearly here — Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ HAMR platform to provide the next jump in HDD capacities By Anton Shilov published 17 January 24 Seagate unveils HAMR HDD platform for 30TB+ HDDs with new media, new heads, and a new controller.
Alphacool's new APEX RAM X4 puts addressable RGBs on a custom cooling memory block By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 1 December 23 Alphacool made a new RAM X4 liquid cooler block with Addressable RGB highlights
New form of crystal storage stores terabytes of data per square millimeter By Christopher Harper published 21 February 25 New form of crystal storage stores bits as missing atoms, achieving what may be the highest possible storage density of "terabytes per millimeter".
Micron ships production-ready 12-Hi HBM3E chips for next-gen AI GPUs — up to 36GB per stack with speeds surpassing 9.2 GT/s By Anton Shilov published 9 September 24 Micron formally unveils its 12-Hi HBM3E memory with a 36 GB capacity per stack.
Toshiba launches CMR 24TB and SMR 28TB HDDs for data centers and hyperscalers By Anton Shilov published 11 September 24 Toshiba unveils 24TB MG11 and 28TB MA11 hard drives for hyperscalers.
Researchers built a molecular film that stores 16,384 states — and used it to create an analog computer that works like a brain By Jowi Morales published 12 September 24 The research team tracked the precise movements of molecules within the material film to track their different states and assign them specific values in a "molecular diary".
Micron's new PCIe 5.0 SSD promises longer battery life — DDR5 portfolio also gains higher capacity CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs By Zhiye Liu published 7 January 25 Micron announces new NVMe SSDs and DDR5 memory modules at CES 2025.
U.S. DARPA responds to China's gallium export controls: awards Raytheon three-year contract to develop new types of transistors By Anton Shilov published 10 October 24 Raytheon to develop diamond and aluminum nitride semiconductors in response to China's gallium export controls.
Samsung Unveils LPCAMM: up to 128GB of DDR5 for Laptops in 60% Less Space By Paul Alcorn published 26 September 23 Shrinking the memory, increasing the speed.
Chinese chipmaker unveils Optane-like storage class memory By Anton Shilov published 22 February 25 Numemory has 64Gb and 128Gb storage class memory devices with industry-standard NAND interface that could be used for SSDs, expensive SSDs.
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the world's first laptop to sport LPCAMM2 memory — more compact, higher performance, lower power By Aaron Klotz published 7 May 24 Lenovo announces the Thinkpad P1 Gen 7 featuring Micron LPCAMM2 LPDDR5X memory, making it the world's first laptop to use CAMM2 style system memory.
China's memory maker CXMT reportedly violates U.S. export rules with its 18nm 3D DRAM — chipmaker blatantly presented new tech at industry conference: Report By Anton Shilov published 5 January 24 CXMT reportedly candidly violates U.S. sanctions with its GAA-based 18nm DRAM process technology with 4F^2 cell design that it presented at IEDM.
Super PCIe 5.0 SSD RAID hits 42 GBps — four Crucial T700 drives actively cooled by AirJet Mini technology By Zhiye Liu published 10 January 24 Micron demonstrates a concept T700 8TB SSD solution cooled by Frore Systems' revolutionary AirJet Mini cooling technology.
New tech laser-etches QR codes onto ceramic-coated glass to store data for 5000 years — new working demo system unveiled By Aaron Klotz published 23 November 23 Cerabyte is developing a new storage medium made of ceramic layers that can last over 5000 years and is immune to environmental effects that can damage HDDs, SSDs, and tape drives.
SRAM scaling isn't dead after all — TSMC's 2nm process tech claims major improvements By Anton Shilov published 31 October 24 TSMC's N2 fabrication process shrinks SRAM bit cell size, increases SRAM density to ~38 Mb/mm^2.
Adata debuts heat-dissipating PCB coating with DDR5-8000+ memory, claims it boosts cooling performance by 10% By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 6 March 24 This coating will be used on Lancer Neon RGB and Lancer Neon RGB series DDR5 memory kits
Rambus announces HBM4 memory controller for AI GPUs — controller enables up to of 2.56 TB/s per HBM4 memory stack across a 2048-bit memory bus By Anton Shilov published 10 September 24 Rambus's HBM4 controller has a lot of performance headroom, but will it ever be used?
New transistors switch at nanosecond speeds and deliver remarkable durability — ferroelectric material transistor could revolutionize electronics, say MIT scientists By Jowi Morales published 28 July 24 The MIT research team used this new ferroelectric material in a transistor that could serve as the backbone of our digital world a decade from now.
