Memory
SSDs feature BiCS FLASH 64-layer 3D flash memory
Toshiba Memory Europe GmbH has added to its portfolio of solid-state drives (SSDs) for the data centre a new line-up of 3D flash memory-based PCI Express NVMe and SATA SSDs in multiple form factors. The new CD5, XD5 and HK6-DC SSDs enable infrastructure managers to address performance and workload demands by offering robust performance and reliability with lower operating power for read-intensive applications such as NoSQL databases, big dat...
Magnetism could revolutionise digital memory and security
Digital memory and security could be transformed according to research, which has for the first time showed that antiferromagnets can be easily controlled and read by switching the direction of ordinary electrical currents at super-fast speed.
Non-volatile memory family for critical data logging
Cypress Semiconductor has announced a serial non-volatile memory family that offers performance and reliability for mission-critical data capture. The Excelon Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (F-RAM) family delivers high-speed non-volatile data logging, preventing data-loss even in harsh automotive and industrial operating environments over extreme temperatures.
NAND Flash provides new pathway to higher density code memory
At the recent embedded world exhibition, Winbond Electronics Corporation, a supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, unveiled a new class of NAND Flash ICs which offer high quality and long data retention suitable for use in mission critical code storage applications at densities of 512Mb (64MBytes) and above.
The future of flash memory card technology unveiled at MWC
At Mobile World Congress, Western Digital released what it claims to be the world’s fastest UHS-I flash memory card, the 400GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-I microSDXC card, and demonstrated the future of flash memory card technology with Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-enabled cards, designed to deliver the performance required for the next wave of data and content-intensive applications.
Single-chip SSDs offer higher performance and data protection
Silicon Motion Technology has introduced its new FerriSSD single-chip SSDs that feature a PCIe Gen 3 NVMe 1.3 interface for high performance mission critical applications. The SM689 supports PCIe Gen 3x4 interface while the SM681 supports PCI Gen 3x2 interface - exhibiting sequential read speed of up to 1.45GB/s and sequential write speed of up to 650MB/s.
2TB hard disk drive suitable for client storage applications
Designed for use in notebook PCs, all-in-one and slim-line desktop systems, and other applications requiring high capacity storage and 2.5" mobile-class durability, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the launch of its new MQ04 Series 2TB HDD model MQ04ABD200.
Video Speed Class 30 microSDXC cards unveiled at MWC
Three new additions have been added to Toshiba Memory Europe's EXCERIA family of microSDXC cards, named M303. With capacities of up to 256GB, maximum read/write speeds of 98 and 65MB/s respectively, as well as a new Video Speed Class 30 (V30), the M303 allows users to record and store 4K Ultra HD content.
Low power and fully compliant USB-C 1.3 devices
In order to enable easy integration into USB-C systems, ON Semiconductor has announced the latest set of USB-C (Type-C) devices that are fully compliant with the latest revision 1.3 specification. The new devices include two controllers and a switch, all of which are aimed at applications such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, as well as industrial and automotive use cases.
8Gb components support DDR3L low-voltage operation
Hong Kong based fabless DRAM manufacturer, I'M Intelligent Memory, has announced the availability its newest revisions of 8 Gigabit DDR3L components. Orderable devices include x8 (1Gx8) configurations in FBGA 78 ball package and x16 (512Mx16) types in FBGA 96 ball package. Customers can choose the devices to have either a single Chip-Select (1CS) or dual Chip-Select (2CS) pinout.