News Tom's Hardware US - Components - MemoryComponents - MemorySamsung Introduces SSDs for Low-Priced PC Market- August 28, 2008 Samsung announced Wednesday it will begin mass producing next month inexpensive low-density high-performance SSDs.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Samsung-SSD-MLC,6267.html IDF: Intel Demonstrates 16 GB DDR3 MetaRAM- August 20, 2008 This year at IDF, Intel will demonstrate new high-capacity DDR3 memory featuring MetaRAM technologieshttp://www.tomshardware.com/news/Hynix-DDR3-MetaRam,6202.html AMD First to 22 Nm, Challenges Intel- August 19, 2008 Yorktown Heights (NY) - IBM and its chip development partners made a stunning announcement today, apparently beating Intel in the successful production of the first functional 22 nm SRAM cell.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ibm-intel,6175.html Seven Of The Ten Largest DRAM Manufacturers Saw Revenue Declines In Q2- August 11, 2008 El Segundo (CA) - DRAM companies have been battling a difficult market environment for some time now and iSuppli's second quarter revenue estimates give an indication just how rough the situation is. Only two top 10 manufacturers were...http://www.tomshardware.com/news/DRAM-industry-revenue,6094.html Kingston Takes 10% Stake At NAND Flash Controller Designer 3S- August 11, 2008 NAND flash controller design house Solid State System (3S) announced that Kingston Technology has taken a 10% stake in the company via a private placement as expected.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Kingston-NAND-Flash-3S,6095.html Microsoft Revises Memory Placement in Latest Xbox 360 Hardware- August 8, 2008 While Sonys hardware revisions for its PlayStation 3 console appear to almost always be in the interest of cutting costs, Microsofts changes to the Xbox 360 seem to be aimed at both cost and reliabilityhttp://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-Xbox-360-rrod-ram,6073.html Memory Module Makers See Strong July Sales- August 6, 2008 Memory module maker A-Data Technology has announced that its net sales for July rose 7.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/DRAM-memory,6063.html Elpida Ready To Launch 16 GB FB-DIMM- August 6, 2008 Elpida Memory announced today that it is ready to launch a 16GB Fully Buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) that is composed by 2Gb of DDR2 components.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Elpida-FB-DIMM,6062.html Nanya: Heavy DRAM Downside Pressure In August- August 5, 2008 DRAM contract price will be exposed to heavy downside pressure in August as most PC customers seem to be reluctant to accept any adjustment, said Nanya Technology spokesperson and vice president of global sales and marketing Pei-Lin Pai.http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nanya-DRAM,6052.html TSMC Leads Growth Among Top 20 Semiconductor Suppliers In H1- August 5, 2008 Recent research from IC Insights uncovered a big shakeup in its global top 20 semiconductor supplier rankings, with many of the major DRAM and flash suppliers...http://www.tomshardware.com/news/TSMC-chip-semiconductor,6051.html |