PQI Chairperson Expects DRAM Prices to Rise Again |
The prices of DDR2 chips are expected to rise again in the second quarter mainly due to the reduced production at makers, according to Jance Lu, chairperson of memory-module house Power Quotient International (PQI). At the same time, the prices for DDR3 chips will remain stable until the third quarter when demand improves.
Samsung Develops First 30nm-Class DDR3 DRAM |
Samsung has just announced the industry’s first 30nm-class DRAM which has successfully completed customer evaluations, in 2Gb densities.
Hynix Develops First 2Gb Low Power DDR2 DRAM |
Hynix has lately announced that it has developed the world’s first 2Gb Low Power DDR2 DRAM for mobile applications using the company’s 40nm class process technology.
[CES Show] Crucial and Seagate Showcase New SSDs |
The fellows at HotHardware has just posted some shots of Crucial/Micron’s and Seagate’s upcoming storage products.
Intel’s Affordable 40GB X25-V SSDs Reach Stores |
We’ve just noticed that Intel’s 40GB X25-V solid state drive had made its way into stores in the US and Europe. The MLC NAND memory based drive has a SATA 3.0Gbps interface, and delivers read/write speeds of up to 170MB/35MB per second.
OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD Previewed |
Last November OCZ announced its collaboration with SandForce on their next-generation SSDs, and the site AnandTech has recently previewed the Vertex 2 Pro which is based on SandForce SSD processing solution.
GeiL Rolls out 30 Black Dragon Triple-channel DDR3 Memory Kits |
Just before the year of 2009 really comes to an end, the memory solution provider GeiL has rolled out as many as 30 Black Dragon triple-channel DDR3 memory kits.
PQI Delivers USB 3.0 Portable HDDs and SSDs |
The Taiwanese company PQI has unveiled a couple of new portable storage solutions supporting the USB 3.0 standard – S533 and H566.
A-DATA N002 Flash Drive Offers SATA II and USB 3.0 Dual Interface |
A-DATA has now introduced the industry’s first combo flash drive that offers both SATA 3.0Gbps and USB 3.0 interface – N002.
Kingston Working on Liquid-Cooled HyperX DDR3 Memory Modules |
Kingston has lately posted a couple of pictures showing its upcoming memory modules that support liquid cooling. Being a variation of Kingston’s award-winning HyperX memory family, the DRAM looks quite mysterious as the manufacturer has not made public any kind of specific details.
Intel Plans 2xnm 600GB SSDs for Q4 2010 |
According to Intel’s roadmap, the company is planning to launch the 2xnm MLC based SSDs with a larger capacity in Q4 next year.
TRIM Now Available for OCZ Summit Series SSDs |
Just after Corsair offered the new firmware for P series solid state drives to enable Windows 7 TRIM support, OCZ also releases a new firmware for its Summit series SSDs to add the TRIM feature.
Elpida Initiates Mass Production of 40nm 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM |
Just two months after completing development of the smallest 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM using 40nm process technology, Elpida has just announced that its Hiroshima Plant has begun volume production of it.
Corsair Releases Firmware with TRIM Support for P Series SSDs |
Corsair has recently released the new firmware for its P series solid state drives to enable Windows 7 TRIM support, and also offers an update tool designed by Samsung for safety.
Hynix Develops World’s First 2Gb GDDR5 DRAM |
Hynix has just announced the industry’s first 2Gb GDDR5 using the 40nm manufacturing process. Claiming to be the fastest and highest density graphics memory available in the market, it operates at 7Gbps bandwidth and processes up to 28GB/s with a 32-bit I/O.
