Memory
Lexar Media - New Design for JumpDrive USB Flash Drives
Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced the sleek redesign of its popular JumpDrive USB product line. Along with the redesign comes a set of new products: Lexar® JumpDrive S70, Lexar JumpDrive S50, and the Lexar JumpDrive V10 flash drives, which individually offer enhancements including built-in Microban® antimicrobial protection, password-protected file segmentation, encryption, and data transfer LED indicator lights. The new Lexar JumpDrive models allow consumers to easily transfer, share, and store files on the go with the flash drive that fits their personality. For additional information about the Lexar JumpDrive product line, visit www.lexar.com.
Lexar Media Introduces the 32GB Class 10 High-Speed Mobile microSDHC Card for Mobile Phones
Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today introduced the 32GB Class 10 Lexar® High-Speed Mobile microSDHC card. The 32GB Class 10 microSDHC card guarantees a minimum sustained write speed of 10MB per second and a read speed up to 20MB per second1, allowing users to quickly load files onto the card and transfer them between mobile phone and computer, and maximize their on-the-go mobile lifestyles. The 32GB Lexar High-Speed Mobile microSDHC card is part of a performance kit that includes a USB reader and mediamoveTM for Lexar Media sideload software for easy and quick file management. For additional information about the 32GB Lexar High-Speed Mobile microSDHC card, visit www.lexar.com.
Kingston Technology Launches Special Edition HyperX Modules
Kingston Technology today announced the release of the Kingston HyperX Genesis Special Edition Grey. The high-performance dual-channel memory kits are engineered to complement the new motherboards featuring the Intel® P67 Sandy Bridge platform as well as existing P55-based systems.
Kingston Digital Announces SDHC UHS-I UltimateXX Cards
Kingston Digital Europe today announced the new Kingston Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) UHS-I UltimateXX memory cards. The highest speed class available today, the UltimateXX meets standards set by the Secure Digital Association for next-level performance in Secure Digital (SD) card technology.
Swissbit INDUSTRIAL 8GB Secure Digital Card
Swissbit's already popular family of INDUSTRIAL SecureDigital (SD) cards has just added a new member. The 8GB S-220 series offers the highest density and performance of all Swissbit SDHC storage cards. As with all Swissbit Secure Digital cards, the S-220 series is specifically designed, manufactured, and tested to withstand extreme environmental conditions.
Renesas Electronics Introduces 576-Megabit Low-Latency DRAM for Network Equipment Combining Large Capacity, High Speed, and Low Power Consumption
Renesas today announced the availability of a family of 576-megabit (Mb) low-latency DRAM products (μPD48576109, μPD48576118, μPD48576209, μPD48576218, and μPD48576236) for network equipment. The 576Mb low-latency DRAM products offer doubled memory capacity, 25 percent improved random cycle performance for high-speed reading and writing of data, 33 percent faster operating frequency, and over 10 percent reduction in power consumption compared to the company's existing 288 Mb low-latency DRAM products.
ON Semiconductor Releases New Memory Products Selector Guide
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance, energy efficient silicon solutions, has just published its new Memory Products Selector Guide. Packed with selection data for the company's entire portfolio of these devices, the guide covers serial EEPROMs, parallel EEPROMs, serial SRAMs, and NVRAMs.
Micron - Faster, Higher Capacity Solid-State Drives for NAND Flash-Based Notebooks
Micron Technology unveiled a new portfolio of advanced RealSSD solid-state drives (SSDs) for the fast growing flash-based notebook market. A new breed of notebooks are entering the market that have lightweight construction, snappier system responsiveness and a longer lasting battery—all made possible because of the innovations in flash-based storage products.
Lexar Media Introduces the First 128GB Professional Secure Digital Extended Capacity Memory Card for Photographers and Videographers
Lexar Media announced new Lexar Professional Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) memory cards. The new high-capacity Lexar Professional 133x SDXC cards enable the capture, storage, and transfer of extended lengths of 1080p high-definition (HD) video and continuous, rapid-fire image capture in a single, high-performance solution. The Lexar Professional 133x SDXC card is the first available in a 128GB capacity, and is also offered in a 64GB capacity. Both cards are speed rated at 133x, providing a minimum guaranteed transfer speed of 20MB per second, and feature a Class 10 speed designation. For additional information about Lexar Professional SDXC cards, visit www.lexar.com.
austriamicrosystems upgrades its non-volatile memory portfolio with ultra high reliability and high temperature EEPROM blocks
austriamicrosystems Full Service Foundry business unit announced today a further expansion of its non-volatile memory portfolio for its 0.35µm process family. The entire EEPROM IP block portfolio now includes 14 non-volatile memories (EEPROM and/or Flash) starting with small blocks offering 20x8 bit and 64x8 bit memory size, ideally used for trimming purposes ranging to larger size memories with up to 12,5kx32 bit size used for program and/or firmware storage. Please refer to our web site in order to get an overview of all available EEPROM/Flash blocks www.austriamicrosystems.com/Flash-blocks. Furthermore customer specific memories may be generated on demand.
Ramtron Expands F-RAM V-Family with New Automotive-Grade Serial 128-Kilobit Devices
Ramtron International added two new serial F-RAM devices to its V-Family product line that meet stringent AEC-Q100 Grade 3 automotive qualification standards. The FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G are 128-kilobit (Kb) high-performance nonvolatile F-RAM memories that operate over a wide operating voltage range of 2.0 to 3.6-volts. The rigorous automotive-grade qualification—established by the Automotive Electronic Council's Stress Test Qualification for Integrated Circuits—serves the demanding requirements of the automotive market, ensuring reliable device operation over the automotive temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.
Kingston Digital Launches New Generation of Colourful Mini Fun USB Flash Drives
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the new Kingston DataTraveler® Mini Fun Generation 2 (G2) USB Flash drive. The latest Kingston release features great colours, a rubber casing and a miniature size, reviving one of Kingston's favourite designs.
Cypress - Radiation Hardened QDRII 72-Mbit SRAMs For Military, Satellite and Other Radiation-Sensitive Applications
Cypress Semiconductor introduced the industry's first radiation-hardened 72-MBit QDR II SRAMs. The new SRAMs employ Cypress's patented RadStop technology, which enables uncompromised functionality in the face of radiation doses of up to 300 kRads. The radiation hardened QDRII SRAMs also deliver outstanding performance, with clock speeds up to 250 MHz and throughput up to 36 gigabits per second (Gbps). These memories enable Cypress to support additional aerospace and defense applications such as weapons systems and satellites.
Kingston Digital Launches Cost Effective SSD Solution for Embedded and General Non-PC Systems
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd announced the launch of its Kingston SSDNow S100 solid state drive (SSD) range. The new Kingston S100 range provides the general non-PC and embedded systems markets with a cost effective and easy to deploy platform. Unlike hard disk drive (HDD) solutions, the S100 drives deliver 24/7 reliability in the toughest operating environments, while improving the overall performance of computerised equipments.
Kingston Digital Expands Product Portfolio with Launch of HyperX MAX 3.0 External Storage Device
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd., an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the Kingston HyperX® MAX 3.0 External Drive. The SuperSpeed USB certified drive is a fast and durable external USB 3.0 storage device. SuperSpeed USB is the specification delivering USB 3.0 transfer speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0.
Kingston Technology teams up with ICEcat to further improve value added services to its channel partners
Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Kingston Technology Company, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the collaboration with ICEcat, a free open catalogue service which distributes product content to 12.000+ channel partners worldwide. ICEcat is a well adopted site that provides registered partners access to vendor's product datasheets, images and specifications free of charge.
Micron Unveils Innovative Flash Memory Devices That Extend the Life of NAND
Micron Technology, Inc. today introduced a portfolio of high-capacity flash memory products that will lengthen the life of NAND for years to come. By integrating the error management techniques in the same NAND package, the new Micron ClearNAND devices alleviate the challenges traditionally found in NAND process shrinks. Micron's ClearNAND portfolio extends the opportunities for more advanced NAND process generations to be used in enterprise servers, tablet PCs, portable media players, and dozens of other consumer applications.
CodeMeter industrial memory cards offer comprehensive software protection
Swissbit presents the new high-quality 'CodeMeter' memory cards for the industrial market, featuring high-level software protection and security against product piracy. They are the result of a successful cooperation between Swiss memory specialist Swissbit, software protection and licensing expert Wibu-Systems, and Hyperstone, a leading vendor of Flash controllers.
ACAL Technology samples new military versions of GSI SRAMs
ACAL Technology announced new GSI Technology SRAMs with an extended temperature range for military applications. The new devices further expand the industry's broadest range of high-performance SRAMs, which combines low-power operation with the highest SRAM densities and speeds as well as the widest choice of operating voltages and package options.
ADATA Rolls Out the S007 Military Specification Flash Drive
ADATA Technology, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, is pleased to announce the launch of the S007 USB Flash Drive. The device, which will be available in capacities up to 32GB, complies with US MIL-SPEC standards, providing users with unrivalled digital data protection from both impacts and electric shocks.
Renesas - Next-Generation 1.1 Gb Low-Latency, High-Speed Memory Devices with Low Power Consumption for Networking Equipment
Renesas today announced the availability of its 1.1 gigabit memory devices for use in networking equipment including switches and routers for the next-generation Ethernet standard (100GbE) and beyond. The new network memory devices provide low power consumption, large capacity and high speed in one chip. Compared to Renesas Electronics' existing 288 megabit (Mbit) low-latency DRAM devices, the new devices feature 4 times more memory capacity, a 30 percent faster random-cycle performance for high-speed data reads and writes, and twice the operating frequency. Despite these significant performance improvements, the new devices still hold memory power consumption to the same level as the existing product.
Kingston Digital Launches its Fastest USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of its first USB 3.0 flash drive, the Kingston DataTraveler® Ultimate 3.0. The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 USB flash drive takes advantage of faster transfer rates allowing users of USB 3.0 compatible host systems to transfer data up to ten times faster than USB 2.0.
Hynix Collaborates with HP on Next Generation Memory Products, ReRAM
Hynix Semiconductor today announced that it has entered into a joint development agreement with HP to develop memristor technology in ReRAM (Resistive Random Access Memory), a next generation memory product. The two companies will jointly develop new materials and process integration to deliver ReRAM to market by transferring the innovative memristor technology from research to commercial development. Hynix will implement the technology in its R&D fab. The ReRAM is a product that holds potential to replace the Flash memory currently used in mobile phones and MP3 players and to serve as a universal storage medium - that is, memory that can behave as Flash, DRAM or even a hard drive.
Toshiba to Launch World’s Fastest SDHC Memory Card and First microSDHC UHS-1 Cards
Toshiba announced the launch of a line-up of 8GB 16GB and 32GB SDHC UHS-I cards compliant with the SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 3.0 (SD 3.0), UHS 104. The new cards offer the world's fastest [1] SDHC data read and write speeds [2]. Toshiba also extended its industry leadership in memory card solutions by unveiling the world's first microSDHC UHS-I cards delivering 4GB, 8GB and16GB capacities. Mass production of the new SDHC UHS-I cards and sample shipments of the new microSDHC UHS-I cards will start this November.
Toshiba launches 24nm process NAND flash memory
Toshiba announced that it today started mass production of NAND flash memories fabricated with 24nm process technology. This latest technology advance has already been applied to 2bit-per-cell 64-gigabit (Gb) chips that are the world's smallest and offer the highest density on a single chip (8 gigabytes (GB), and which are available from today. Toshiba will also add 32Gb and 3bit per cell products fabricated with the 24nm process technology to its product line-up.
Whitepaper - Anti-Tamper Memory
Cypress's anti-tamper memory, based on nonvolatile static RAM (nvSRAM) technology, has unique features that protect SRAM and nonvolatile data from accidental or malicious intrusion. It also provides the fastest nvSRAM function.
Toshiba Claims Industry’s Largest Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules
Toshiba announced the launch of a 128-gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry. The module is fully compliant with the latest e•MMCTM standard, and is designed for application in a wide range of digital consumer products, including smartphones, tablet PCs and digital video cameras. Samples will be available from September, and mass production will start in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2010.
ACAL Technology & GSI cut high-speed SRAM lead-times by at least 10 weeks
ACAL Technology is offering high speed SRAM using a unique manufacturing process which will enable OEMs and CEMs to cut current lead-times of 18 to 35 weeks, from other vendors, to just 8 to 14 weeks for the second-source GSI alternatives.
Ramtron Serial 1-Mbit F-RAM Upgraded to Automotive Qualification
Ramtron announced that its FM25V10-G – a 1-Megabit (Mb), 2.0-3.6V serial F-RAM memory device – has been qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 3 standards. This rigorous automotive-grade qualification, established by the Automotive Electronic Council's Stress Test Qualification for Integrated Circuits, expands Ramtron's portfolio of AEC-Q100 compliant memory to 15 devices, which are designed to meet the demanding requirements of the automotive market. The Grade-3 qualification ensures device operation over the automotive temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius.
Cypress Claims World's First 32-Mbit and 64-Mbit Fast Asynchronous SRAMs
Cypress Semiconductor just introduced 32-Mbit and 64-Mbit fast asynchronous SRAMs, the industry's first such devices. The new SRAMs offer very fast response times and the smallest footprint at these densities. They target applications such as storage servers, switches and routers, testing equipment, high-end security systems and military systems.
Premier Farnell gets Flash with Spansion
Premier Farnell just announced a global franchise distribution agreement with Spansion, the leading Flash memory solutions provider. The announcement is in line with the company's continuous drive to accelerate electronic design engineering growth and its internationalisation strategy. Premier Farnell and Spansion have extended an already successful US franchise agreement to provide electronic design engineers a broad portfolio of leading Flash memory solutions.
Toshiba Announces Retail Availability of World’s Fastest SD Format Memory Card
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced that the first shipments of the world's fastest SD format memory card to the retail channel will begin in May 2010 in Europe. The 64GByte SDXC (eXtra Capacity) product is ideal for use with Net PCs and offers high-speed read and write rates of up to 60Mbytes per second and 35Mbytes per second respectively.
ACAL Technology signs agreement with Swissbit for UK and France
ACAL Technology have signed a technical distribution agreement, covering the UK and France, with Europe's largest independent DRAM module and Flash storage manufacturer, Swissbit. The agreement will give designers of embedded and industrial products, access to Swissbit's rugged storage devices combined with ACAL Technology's extensive expertise in the design and custom assembly of products for embedded and industrial environments.
Microchip Technology Expands UNI/O EEPROM Product Line With Wafer-Level Chip-Scale and TO-92 Packages
Microchip announced that its single-I/O bus UNI/O EEPROM devices are now available in miniature, Wafer-Level Chip-Scale and TO-92 packages, in addition to the 3-pin SOT-23 package. Measuring at 0.85 mm x 1.38 mm, the Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Package (WLCSP) is approximately the size of a die and supports a manufacturing flow using standard pick-and-place machines. The long-leaded, 3-pin TO-92 package is commonly used when the manufacturing flow is a hand-assembly process, or when it is mounted directly on cable assemblies.
Toshiba Announces New USB Flash Drives, Availability of Class 4 16GByte microSDHC cards and Class 10 Certification for SDHC products
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has further expanded its range of memory products with the launch of a new family of high-quality USB Flash drives and the commercial availability of 16GByte, Class 4-compliant microSDHC cards. The company has also announced that its high-speed professional range of SD cards is now certified in accordance with the new Class 10 SD Association standard.
Mobile SDRAM range from Nu Horizons offers lower voltage and power options
ISSI's PowerSaver Mobile SDRAM range is now available from Nu Horizons. The range includes 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512Mbit mobile SDRAMs that offer lower voltage and power options than standard SDRAMs at high data rates. The PowerSaver range features low standby current with self-refresh options to maximise battery life and reduce heat in mobile device applications. 1.8, 2.5 and 3.3V options are available with industrial and commercial temperature ranges.
Innovative Silicon’s Z-RAM Technology Meets Low Voltage and Bulk Silicon Requirements of DRAM Memory Manufacturers
Innovative Silicon, Inc. (ISi), developer of the Z-RAM zero-capacitor, floating body (FB) memory technology, today announced two major breakthroughs to its Z-RAM technology. First, bit cell operating voltage has been reduced to below one volt (1V), making it the industry's lowest-voltage FB memory bit cell and the first to be on-par with traditional DRAM voltages. Second, Z-RAM technology is now constructed on bulk silicon – without the requirement for expensive silicon on insulator (SOI) substrates – by using the 3D transistor structures preferred by the major DRAM manufacturers.
Ramtron Granted Fundamental Ferroelectric RAM Patent
Ramtron announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,672,151 entitled Method for Reading Non-volatile Ferroelectric Capacitor Memory Cell. The patent materially expands Ramtron's intellectual property portfolio.
STMicroelectronics Launches New Dual-Interface EEPROM Enabling Remote Access to Electronic Device Parameters
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in RF Memory and EEPROM ICs, has announced sample availability of the first in a new family of products that provide the flexibility to remotely program or update electronic products, anytime during their lifetime, and anywhere in the supply chain. The new devices enable manufacturers to update parameters, regionalize or activate software without connecting a programmer, or even opening the retail packaging. This pioneering way to access the memory will allow businesses to add new functions and capabilities to their products, but also reduce manufacturing costs, simplify inventory management, and respond more quickly to changing market demands.
APRO teams with ProSaleTech and PST to accelerate European expansion
APRO, Taiwan's leading manufacturer of industrial-grade NAND Flash storage devices, has teamed with European Flash memory specialists, ProSaleTech and Phoenix Systems Engineering & Technologies (PST), in order to expand and strengthen its presence in the European market.
