Memory

Microchip's technical team shares a high level, industry view of Random Access Memory: What it is; what different types exist, a memory-type map is provided, pricing comparisons, etc.

The idea of embedded peripherals (EP) is not new and in the past it has usually been the motherboard manufacturers, and to lesser extent distributors, that stock a limited product range of Input/Output (I/O) products to expand board capability. For a board manufacturer to include every I/O port is not economically viable, so purchasing teams are now buying basic boards and adding the relevant peripherals to achieve the solution required, often wi...

It has been announced by TEAMGROUP that the company has released the Dash Card, a memory card specially made for dashboard cameras. It is designed to offer long term and stable storage performance and high compatibility with dashboard cameras on the market.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced that Super Micro Computer has successfully qualified the MG07ACA Series 14TB and 12TB HDD SATA models on select Supermicro storage server platforms. Using a 9-disk, helium-sealed design, the new MG07ACA Series provides power-efficient capacity and storage density, which is now available on Supermicro’s popular SuperStorage (SSG) line-up of server platforms.

As applications of memory in high vibration and shock environments are becoming more diverse, Apacer, has launched the latest rugged memory module XR-DIMM, showcasing reliability and flexibility space usage in memory industry. 

The introduction of a High-Performance Serial NAND Flash memory IC has been announced by Winbond Electronics Corporation. The product offers a new high data-transfer rate of 83MB/s via a Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI).

A new category of SAS SSDs has been introduced by Toshiba Memory Europe (TME), which are expected to replace SATA SSDs in server applications. The RM5 12GB value SAS (vSAS) series features capacity, performance, reliability, and manageability and data security advantages, at a lower price than SATA SSDs.

The race is on for the highest density SD memory cards. Consumer products with 512GB can be purchased online, and even higher densities are coming to market. 

With the release of the Qumulo Nearline Archive Series, Qumulo is hoping to redefine archive file storage. The Nearline Archive Series combines Qumulo File Fabric (QF2), the file storage system designed for cloud-driven businesses, delivered on cloud data centre standard hardware.

The semiconductor industry posted record results in 2017, with revenue exceeding $400bn. Overall demand for semiconductor devices was robust throughout the year, driven by the growing adoption of electronics components across all applications, with particular strength in the mobile and data centre markets.