Memory
When Micron announced plans to build two new fabs in the U.S. in 2022, the company vaguely said both would come online by the decade's end. Then, in 2023, it began to optimize its spending, which pushed production at these fabrication facilities. This week, the company outlined more precise timeframes for when its fabs in Idaho and New York will start operations: this will happen from calendar 2026 to calendar 2029. "These fab construction investments are necessary to support supply growth for the latter half of this decade," a statement by Micron in its Q3 FY2024 financial results report reads. "This Idaho fab will not contribute to meaningful bit supply until fiscal 2027 and the New York construction capex is not expected to contribute to...
Modular LPDDR Memory Becomes A Reality: Samsung Introduces LPCAMM Memory Modules
Although Low Power DDR(LPDDR) memory has played a pivotal role in reducing PC laptop power usage, the drawback to the mobile-focused memory has always been its tight signaling and...
30 by Ryan Smith on 9/25/2023Samsung Unveils Industry's First 32Gbit DDR5 Memory Die: 1TB Modules Incoming
Samsung early on Friday revealed the world's first 32 Gb DDR5 DRAM die. The new memory die is made on the company's 12 nm-class DRAM fabrication process and not...
6 by Anton Shilov on 9/1/2023SK hynix Begins Sampling HBM3e, Volume Production Planned For H1 2024
SK hynix on Monday announced that it had completed initial development of its first HBM3E memory stacks, and has begun sampling the memory to a customer. The updated ("extended"...
4 by Anton Shilov on 8/21/2023Samsung, MemVerge, and H3 Build 2TB CXL Memory Pool
Samsung, MemVerge, H3 Platform, and XConn have jointly unveiled their 2 TB Pooled CXL Memory System at the Flash Memory Summit. The device can be connected to up to...
4 by Anton Shilov on 8/14/2023SK Hynix Launches 24GB LPDDR5X-8500 Stacks for Smartphones, PCs, and HPC
On Friday, SK Hynix said it had started mass production of 24 GB LPDDR5X memory stacks that can be used for ultra-high-end smartphones and PCs. The company's LPDDR5X-8500 devices...
10 by Anton Shilov on 8/11/2023Memory Makers on Track to Double HBM Output in 2023
TrendForce projects a remarkable 105% increase in annual bit shipments of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) this year. This boost comes in response to soaring demands from AI and high-performance computing...
9 by Anton Shilov on 8/9/2023SK Hynix Shows Off 321-Layer 3D TLC NAND Device
SK Hynix showcased its 321-layer TLC NAND memory at the Flash Memory Summit 2023. The South Korean company is the first NAND maker to publicly demonstrate 3D NAND with...
11 by Anton Shilov on 8/9/2023Micron's CZ120 CXL Memory Expansion Modules Unveiled: 128GB and 256GB
This week, Micron announced the sample availability of its first CXL 2.0 memory expansion modules for servers that promise easy and cheap DRAM subsystem expansions. Modern server platforms from...
7 by Anton Shilov on 8/9/2023TeamGroup Unveils JEDEC-Spec DDR5-6400 Memory Kits: Faster 1.1V DDR5 On The Way For Future CPUs
While DDR5 memory has been out and in use for a couple of years now, so far we haven't seen the memory reach its full potential – at least...
5 by Anton Shilov on 7/31/2023Samsung Begins to Produce Third 3nm Chip Amid Massive Losses On DRAM & NAND
Samsung this week reported their financial results for the second quarter of 2023, closing the book on an especially bleak quarter of the year with a massive $3.4 billion...
14 by Anton Shilov on 7/28/2023Micron Publishes Updated DRAM Roadmap: 32 Gb DDR5 DRAMs, GDDR7, HBMNext
In addition to unveiling its first HBM3 memory products yesterday, Micron also published a fresh DRAM roadmap for its AI customers for the coming years. Being one of the...
4 by Anton Shilov on 7/27/2023Micron Unveils HBM3 Gen2 Memory: 1.2 TB/sec Memory Stacks For HPC and AI Processors
Micron today is introducing its first HBM3 memory products, becoming the latest of the major memory manufacturers to start building the high bandwidth memory that's widely used in server-grade...
7 by Anton Shilov on 7/26/2023Cadence Buys Memory and SerDes PHY Assets from Rambus
In a surprising turn of events, Cadence and Rambus entered into a definitive agreement late last week for Cadence to buy memory physical interface IP and SerDes businesses from...
5 by Anton Shilov on 7/24/2023Samsung Completes Initial GDDR7 Development: First Parts to Reach Up to 32Gbps/pin
Samsung has announced this evening that they have completed development on their first generation of GDDR7 memory. The next iteration of the high bandwidth memory technology, which has been...
11 by Ryan Smith on 7/18/2023Micron Expects to Debut GDDR7 Memory in 2024
Micron late on Wednesday revealed plans to introduce its first GDDR7 memory devices in the first half of 2024. The memory is expected to be used by next generation...
12 by Anton Shilov on 6/29/2023G.Skill's 24GB DDR5-6000 Modules with AMD EXPO Profiles Released
G.Skill has quietly started selling its 24 GB DDR5 memory modules with AMD EXPO profiles for single-click overclocking. G.Skill's Trident Z5 Neo RGB modules are among the first EXPO-profiled...
4 by Anton Shilov on 6/28/2023SK Hynix Starts Production of 238-Layer 3D NAND: 34% Denser with 2.4 GT/s Interface
SK Hynix announced this week that it had started volume production of its 238-layer TLC NAND memory. The new device promises higher bit density and lower NAND bits cost...
5 by Anton Shilov on 6/8/2023TeamGroup Announces T-Force Xtreem ARGB DDR5 Memory: Up to DDR5-8266
At Computex 2023, TeamGroup unveiled two additions to its extensive family of memory products. Available with ARGB heatsinks or subtle black non-RGB heatsinks, the TeamGroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5 memory...
5 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/2/2023Next-Generation CAMM, MR-DIMM Memory Modules Show Up at Computex
Dynamic random access memory is an indispensable part of all computers, and requirements for DRAM — such as performance, power, density, and physical implementation — tend to change now...
4 by Anton Shilov on 6/2/2023Corsair Unveils Dominator Titanium DDR5 Kits: Reaching For DDR5-8000
Corsair has introduced its new Dominator Titanium series of DDR5 memory modules that will combine performance, capacity, and style. The new lineup of memory modules and kits will offer...
5 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2023