2019-10-29 - Echo Zhao

Micron Buys AI Startup; Claims Fastest SSD

The company introduced a zippy new SSD based on 3D XPoint technology. It also announced the purchase of neural network…

2019-10-24 - Gary Hilson

China: The Road to Becoming Memory Self-Sufficient

US tariffs and sanctions are fueling China's sense of urgency to ramp up domestic semiconductor production.

2019-09-11 - Gary Hilson

Newcomer Hopes to Make Its Mark in Memory Industry

Fadu's SSD and controller with Toshiba NAND optimizes latency, power consumption.

2019-09-06 - Gary Hilson

The Hurdles Hindering MRAM Adoption

MRAM's manufacturing challenges are unique relative to other emerging memories.

2019-08-30 - Gary Hilson

Tackling the CPU/Memory Bottleneck

Microchip is entering the memory infrastructure market with OMI-based serial memory controller.

2019-07-23 - Gary Hilson

Samsung Targets 5G-Capable Smartphones with LPDDR5

Samsung's LPDDR5 chip anticipates 5G, AI impact on premium smartphones.

2019-07-12 - Nitin Dahad

Memory Startup Aims to Address the Memory Bottleneck

BlueShift Memory is targeting big data and time-critical data applications; it has proven its model in an FPGA and is…

2019-07-04 - Gary Hilson

There’s Still Fight Left in Hard Drives

Despite low prices, flash isn't the answer to every emerging storage need.

2019-06-28 - Dylan McGrath

Micron Resumes Some Shipments to Huawei

U.S. memory chip supplier Micron Technology said it would reduce its capital spending plans for fiscal 2019 and 2020 and…

2019-03-28 - Junko Yoshida

SMIC Rift: Who’s in Charge of China’s Chip Industry?

A write up of what we have learned about SMIC Co-CEO Haijun Zhao, because Zhao's rumored resignation has opened the…