DRAM

SK hynix reports first loss in a decade as memory prices fall

Chip giant holding out hope that demand rebounds once supplies dry up

Systems01 Feb 2023 |

Samsung profits and sales slump, hopes for a jump start from cars

Record income for foundry business offers sole bright spot

Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 1

SK hynix debuts 'world's fastest mobile DRAM', predicts it will move to power AI/ML and AR/VR

Something to keep manufacturers happy while they wait for the joy of LPDDR6

Systems25 Jan 2023 | 3

Non-binary DDR5 is finally coming to save your wallet

Need a New Year's resolution? How about stop paying for memory you don't need

Storage02 Jan 2023 | 83

Micron plans staff decimation as demand dips to Great Recession levels

Lower demand? Bid adieu to 10% of workers and cut production

Systems22 Dec 2022 | 12

Uncle Sam needs novel memory for nuke sims. So why did it choose Intel?

Didn't the x86 giant just blow up its data storage biz?

Storage13 Dec 2022 | 14

Micron double decimates production as sales stall

DRAM and NAND wafer production cut 20%

Systems17 Nov 2022 |

Micron samples first DRAM built using 1-beta process node

Performance boost down to fresh processes, new materials, and more advanced equipment

Storage01 Nov 2022 | 2

Samsung bucks industry trend, maintains memory investments

This is despite weakening demand and operating profit down by 49% in semiconductor division

Systems27 Oct 2022 |

2023: The year SK Hynix expects profit-whacking dip to end, and 238 layer RAM to debut

Reduces investments and production as buying cycles bite

Systems26 Oct 2022 | 5

Linus Torvalds's faulty memory (RAM, not wetware) slows kernel development

Emperor penguin swipes Intel's attitude to ECC memory and maybe wimpy Mac performance too

Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 58

Biden cuts off China's Yangtze, 30 others from US chipmaking gear

So is this why YMTC's CEO stepped down?

Systems07 Oct 2022 | 25

Samsung teases upcoming DRAM and NAND goodies at Tech Day event

Lots of talk about the automation and digitization of manufacturing chips too

Storage06 Oct 2022 |

SK hynix to plow $11b into South Korean fab complex

Leadership believes path to recovery is through investing in times of crisis

Systems06 Sep 2022 |

Micron confirms first US memory fab on home soil in 20 years

$15 billion Idaho facility is the first step as chip biz feeds on CHIPS Act

On-Prem01 Sep 2022 | 6

Astera Labs says its CXL tech can stick DDR5 into PCIe slots

These memory controllers are aimed at AI-addicted cloud providers and hyperscalers

Systems31 Aug 2022 |

Micron wants tax breaks for '$160b' Texas chip fab plant

If it ever gets built, that is

Systems26 Aug 2022 | 35

Compound that 'remembers' phase transitions could have uses in computer memory

Researchers ran a current through vanadium dioxide and were never forgiven

Science25 Aug 2022 | 20

Inflation worries push PC and mobile DRAM demand down, with pricing to follow

Samsung, SK hynix, Micron are in for some pain, claims analyst, plus signs point to stockpiled customer inventory

Storage16 Aug 2022 |

Micron pledges $40b for US fabs as financial headwinds mount

The memory biz is bracing for a recession-fueled drop in demand

Systems09 Aug 2022 | 5

Why you should start paying attention to CXL now

The next server you buy will support it, but what's it good for?

Networks04 Aug 2022 | 19

Last week Intel killed Optane. Today, Kioxia and Everspin announced comparable tech

Rumors of storage-class memory's demise may have been premature

Storage02 Aug 2022 | 19

Micron pledges US memory expansion after CHIPS Act passes

With $52 billion on the table, everyone wants their fair share

Storage29 Jul 2022 | 6

Why Intel killed its Optane memory business

Analysis Effort to create a new tier of memory flopped as rivals offered faster and more open alternatives

Storage29 Jul 2022 | 32

Memory constrained? Amazon and AMD now offer 1.5TB VMs

Or about two and a half Chrome tabs

Off-Prem20 Jul 2022 | 4

NAND flash prices expected to plummet 8-13% in Q3

Did someone say cheap SSDs in time for the holidays?

Systems19 Jul 2022 | 4

SK hynix reviews investments as chip market slows

When the chips are down: Memory device maker the latest to evaluate direction

Systems15 Jul 2022 |

Samsung has 24Gbps GDDR6 ready for higher-performance graphics cards

New DRAM chips will also have an impact in AI processing and HPC fields

Storage14 Jul 2022 | 2

Micron releases DDR5 DRAM ready for next-gen servers

The memory chips are here, we're just waiting on Intel and AMD

Storage07 Jul 2022 | 2

Chinese startup hires chip godfather and TSMC vet to break into DRAM biz

They're putting a crew together, and Beijing's tossed in $750m to get things started

Storage23 Jun 2022 | 2

DRAM prices to drop 3-8% due to Ukraine war, inflation

Wait, we’ll explain

On-Prem20 Jun 2022 | 10

Marvell CXL roadmap goes all-in on composable infrastructure

Chip biz bets interconnect tech will cement its cloud claim, one day

Systems18 May 2022 |

How CXL may change the datacenter as we know it

Interview Bye-bye bottlenecks. Hello composable infrastructure?

Systems16 May 2022 | 6

Why Marvell bought interconnect upstart Tanzanite

A little bit of DDR5 in my life, a little bit of storage by my side, a little bit of compute is all I need

On-Prem10 May 2022 | 5

Samsung unveils 512GB DRAM CXL module in E3.S form factor

PCIe 5.0 device hints at servers with lots of memory, maybe shared

Systems10 May 2022 | 6

Semiconductor sales forecast to hit $676b in 2022

Pandemic supply chain and war in Ukraine has potential to disrupt recovery, warns Gartner

Systems26 Apr 2022 | 1

Samsung dethrones Intel as chip sector grows 26% in 2021

South Korea the big winner in a year of supply struggles and continued shortages

Systems14 Apr 2022 | 4

PC OEMs are sitting on 10 weeks-plus of DRAM, says Trendforce

Pandemic-induced supply chain imbalance did it

Storage18 Feb 2022 | 11

Blistering bandwidth: JEDEC pushes out HBM3 memory specs

All that and improved energy efficiency

Storage28 Jan 2022 | 5

Thanks for the memory: Samsung says DRAM, NAND profits up Q-on-Q, sales down as global supply chain bites

Expects more stability but warns of potential fab lockdowns on road ahead

Storage27 Jan 2022 |

Micron expects COVID-19-hit Xi'an DRAM factory to reopen as normal soon

Neither cough nor sneeze nor gloom of coronavirus stays these chip makers from their appointed rounds

On-Prem07 Jan 2022 | 3

Samsung reveals buzzword-compliant DRAM ready for 5G, AI, edge, and metaverses

Smartphone-derived LPDDR5X said to be faster and more miserly than predecessors

On-Prem10 Nov 2021 | 14

DRAM, it stacks up: SK hynix rolls out 819GB/s HBM3 tech

Kit using the chips to appear next year at the earliest

Storage20 Oct 2021 | 1

Memory price 'correction' is coming, world's fourth-largest DRAM-maker warns

DRAM drama or pricing karma? Whatever your view, kinked supply chains aren't helping

On-Prem11 Oct 2021 | 12

Memory prices to dive in late 2022, says Gartner

Firm says 40 per cent of a server's bill of material costs are tied to memory

Systems23 Sep 2021 | 6

SK Hynix admits to DRAM defects, smacks down rumour it botched big batches

Admits 'potential losses' may result, says they won’t be significant

Storage09 Jun 2021 | 5

Micron chief warns 'severe shortage' of DRAM expected to continue this year

And drought in Taiwan threatens supply. Good news for firm's wallet, not so much for chip buyers

Storage01 Apr 2021 | 9

Samsung aims first 512GB DDR5 DRAM chip built on High-K/Metal Gate tech at HPC, AI markets

Double the bandwidth of DDR4, with 13% less power consumption

Storage25 Mar 2021 | 4

SK Hynix boss predicts CPUs and RAM will merge, chipmakers will hold hands to make it happen

Seok-Hee Lee tips Compute Express Link memory to become the next big thing

Storage23 Mar 2021 | 21

SK Hynix starts churning out 18GB LPDDR5 mobile memory chips – with ASUS first in line

And here's us thinking 640KB was enough for anyone

Storage08 Mar 2021 | 3

Hot DRAM: Shortage of memory chips will continue this year, says Micron

Good news for memory makers, not such great news for wider tech world

Storage04 Mar 2021 | 1

Two years later, SK Hynix's £2.2bn EUV DRAM factory is ready to go

It started building M16 when 'overall semiconductor memory was amid downturn'

Storage01 Feb 2021 | 4

DRAM and NAND demand is up, but it's not enough to buoy SK Hynix profits as prices plummet amid supply glut

Thanks for the memory

Storage04 Nov 2020 |

After first floating $20bn penalty, DoJ suggests $60m fine for UMC's theft of Micron’s DRAM secrets

Taiwanese chipmaker promises ‘substantial assistance’ in ongoing China IP theft action

Security23 Oct 2020 | 6

SK Hynix slips past rivals Samsung and Micron to launch world's first DDR5 DRAM sticks

Up to 5,600 megatransfers per second at just 1.1V, company claims

Systems06 Oct 2020 | 6

Memories are made of chips: 'Surge in online activity' helps Micron make off with $5.4bn in Q3

Yep, that's WD and Xilinx smirking in the background

Storage30 Jun 2020 | 1