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China Memory Maker YMTC Sues Micron Over Patent Infringement
China's biggest NAND flash memory maker sues US' Micron over patent infringement amidst spiralling tech tensions between US and China
China Invests Billions In Memory Firms In Face Of US Sanctions
Chinese state-backed companies invest billions in US-sanctioned YMTC and start-up CXMT as country looks to advance chip industry
Western Digital To Split Into Two After Walking Away From Kioxa Merger
Western Digital to split into flash memory and hard disk companies after walking away from stalled merger talks with Kioxa last week
South Korean NAND Memory Exports Rise Amidst Chip Gloom
Dominant memory maker South Korea sees rise in NAND flash memory exports in sign worldwide chip slump may be nearing an end
Kioxia, Western Digital ‘Accelerate’ Merger Talks
Toshiba memory spin-off Kioxia and Western Digital said to accelerate merger talks amidst oversupply, falling demand
Blacklisted China Chip Giant YMTC Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Staff
Chinese memory giant YMTC reportedly cutting up to 10 percent of workforce after being placed on US Entity List in December
Apple Halts Plans To Use Chinese Memory Chips
Apple suspends plans to use memory chips from China's YMTC in iPhones after firm hit with sweeping US trade sanctions
Western Digital ‘In Talks’ To Buy Kioxia In $20bn NAND Deal
Western Digital could face hurdles to its reported $20bn offer for Kioxia, which could restructure NAND memory market and create Samsung rival
Intel Sells NAND Business To SK Hynix For $9 Billion
Acquisition of Intel's NAND business division makes SK Hynix the second largest NAND flash manufacturer in the world after Samsung
Chinese Memory Start-Up Caught In Crossfire Of US-China Trade War
Fujian Jinhua, intended as a major competitor to Micron, Samsung and Hynix in the memory market, has denied stealing trade secrets following criminal charges and a trade ban from the US
Samsung Takes Chip Top Spot From Intel After 25 Years
Memory prices boost Samsung to the top of the chip market, while the Internet of Things makes a 'significant' impact on revenues
Samsung Electronics Chip Unit Set To Dethrone Intel Amidst Record Growth
Profits were led by strong demand for smartphone and server memory, while Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 8 boosted handset growth
HPE Discover: ‘Project New Stack’ Unifies Multiple Enterprise Clouds
At Discover, HPE takes the wraps off advances in software-defined IT, terabyte-scalable persistent memory and firmware-level security
HPE Shows Single-Memory Computing Breakthrough
The prototype system features an unprecedented 160 terabytes of memory, allowing it to simultaneously handle every piece of data from Facebook
Intel Launches Line Of Super-Fast Optane SSD Cards
The Optane memory technology is significantly faster than NAND flash, with features aimed to please cloud operators
HPE Pulls Apart ‘The Machine’ To Spin Money From Memory-Driven Computing
The Machine may never be released as a complete platform
IBM Triples PCM Storage Capacity So It Can Finally Challenge Flash
RIP Flash and DRAM? Big Blue researchers demonstrate reliable phase-change memory (PCM)
3D Carbon Nanotube Chip ‘Boosts Performance 1000 Times’
Stanford researchers say carbon nanotubes make it possible to construct stacked 'skyscraper' chips
Samsung Boosts Multitasking With ePoP For Smartphones
ePoP memory modules go into mass production for Samsung's high-end kit
Why You Should Be Riding The In-memory Wave
The in-memory revolution is here to stay. Mathias Golembek, CTO at database provider EXASOL, explains why you should embrace it
Toshiba And SanDisk Sue Hynix For Industrial Espionage
The engineer who leaked proprietary information is in custody
Boffins Claim Longer Data Storage With MRAM Innovation
Researchers in Singapore develop MRAM technology to ensure data stays intact, even during a power failure
Samsung DRAM Chip Paves Way For 4GB Smartphones
A new DRAM chip could mean more responsive devices with higher-resolution displays and better battery life, according to Samsung
Diablo Extends DRAM With NAND Bridge
Diablo claims its Memory Channel approach offers lowers latency and better throughput for enterprise apps
CEO David Flynn Leaves Fusion-io
Chairman of the board Shane Robinson becomes the new chairman, CEO and president of the company
IBM Launches $1bn Flash Research Drive And FlashSystem Appliances
IBM follows EMC into the all-flash game
Toshiba Signs With Violin Memory For PCIe Storage
Toshiba will supply NAND flash memory to Violin, in exchange for access to Violin's PCIe architecture and software intellectual property
Researchers Improve Flash Memory Reliability By Applying 800C Heat
Taiwanese researchers find way to improve reliability of flash memory by briefly exposing it to high temperatures
Terracotta Launches ISV Partner Programme For Big Data Memory
Terracotta is to work with software vendors on offering real-time big data access to their customers using the BigMemory Go big-data memory product