Memory

Humanity may soon generate more data than hard drives or magnetic tape can handle, a problem that has scientists turning to nature's age-old solution for information-storage - DNA. In a study in Science, a pair of researchers at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) show that an algorithm designed for streaming video on a cellphone can unlock DNA's nearly full storage potential by squeezing more information into its ...

The release of the PCOM-B642VG, a Type 6 COM Express Basic (125x95mm) module, has been announced by Portwell, which is based on the 7th generation Intel Core desktop processor (codenamed Kaby Lake-S) and Intel Q170, H110 and C236 Express chipset. PCOM-B642VG is Portwell’s second module with desktop CPU and one of Portwell’s new ideas to offer customers higher computing power but lower cost compared to mobile solutions.

With the I2C EERAM memory, Microchip presents a new low-cost, low-risk memory solution offering unlimited endurance and safe data storage at power loss. The EERAM memory is available at distributor Rutronik as of now. The new I2C EERAM memory is an easy to implement, non-volatile SRAM (NVSRAM) that offers a robust and dependable data solution thanks to compromising the two reliable memory technologies, EEPROM and SRAM, on a single chip.

STMicroelectronics and USound GmbH announced their collaboration on the industrialisation and production of the world's first miniature piezoelectric MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) actuators for smart audio systems in portable devices. The patented micro-speaker technology from USound aims to replace commonly used balanced-armature and electrodynamic receivers for handsets with a small piezo-MEMS actuator.

The Aegis Secure Key 3z hardware-encrypted flash drive and the Aegis Configurator have been announced by Apricorn. Building on the success of its predecessor (the Aegis Secure Key 3.0), the Aegis Secure Key 3z is a feature-rich USB drive that includes FIPS-level security and eliminates the vulnerabilities found in software-managed systems.

Synopsys has announced that Starblaze has achieved first-pass silicon success for its MB1000 enterprise SSD controller using Synopsys' DesignWare ARC HS38 processor as well as DDR4 and PCI Express controller and PHY IP.

Pure Storage has announced that FlashBlade is now available and is shipping in both 8.8TB and 52TB blade capacities with the Elasticity 1.2 software.

Cypress Semiconductor introduced 64Mb and 128Mb densities to its family of NOR Flash memories with a Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (Quad SPI). The new FL-L NOR Flash devices provide the utmost reliability and security for high-performance embedded systems that store critical data and operate at extended temperatures. The FL-L devices also offer low power consumption and AEC-Q100 automotive-grade qualification with high read bandwidth and fast ...

Carbon-based memory materials promise to revolutionise how data is stored and to take computing to a new age in terms of speed, efficiency and power. Improved data storage represents the backbone of the knowledge economy, as well as modern industry, business and multimedia. Creating non-volatile data storage can be accomplished through new carbon-based memory materials, which was the aim of the EU-funded CARERAMM (Carbon resistive random acc...

In April 2016, Microchip completed the acquisition of Atmel Corporation. At electronica, Electronic Specifier Editor Joe Bush caught up with Lucio Di Jasio, Microchip’s European Business Development Manager, to get an update on what the company has been doing since.