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Following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3, 2024, there was immediate concern over what impact this could have on chip production within the country. Even for a well-prepared country like Taiwan, the tremor was the strongest quake to hit the region in 25 years, making it no small matter. But, according to research compiled by TrendForce, the impact on the production of DRAM will not be significant. The market tracking company believes that Taiwanese DRAM industry has remained largely unaffected, primarily due to their robust earthquake preparedness measures. There are four memory makers in Taiwan: Micron, the sole member of the "big three" memory manufacturers on the island, runs two fabs. Meanwhile among the smaller players is Nanya (which has one...
Intel And Micron To Discontinue Flash Memory Partnership
LAS VEGAS, NV — The long-running partnership between Intel and Micron for the development and manufacturing of NAND flash memory will soon come to an end. The two companies...
9 by Billy Tallis on 1/8/2018
Micron Finishes GDDR6 Internal Qualification, Eyes H1'2018 Mass Production
With rumors swirling pretty widely that the next generation of video cards from both vendors will be based around GDDR6 memory, there’s understandably a lot of interest in the...
15 by Ryan Smith on 12/21/2017
The Crucial MX500 1TB SSD Review: Breaking The SATA Mold
The Crucial MX500 is the next generation SATA SSD from Micron's consumer division. As the latest MX series drive, the MX500 is positioned to be a mainstream product with...
91 by Billy Tallis on 12/19/2017
Mega Memory: Crucial Ships 128 GB DDR4-2666 Modules for Servers at $3999 per Unit
Crucial has started shipments of its fastest and highest density server-class memory modules to date. Crucial’s 128 GB DDR4-2666 LRDIMMs are compatible with the latest memory-dense servers. These modules...
28 by Anton Shilov on 12/2/2017
Micron Demos 3D NAND-Based 11 TB U.2, 8 TB SATA Enterprise SSDs at SC17
At the SC17 trade show, Micron is demonstrating several currently unavailable products for the enterprise market. Among other things, the company is showcasing its upcoming Micron 9200 ECO U.2...
16 by Anton Shilov on 11/15/2017
Micron Announces 32GB DDR4 NVDIMM-N Modules
Micron is announcing today their next generation of NVDIMM-N modules combining DDR4 DRAM with NAND flash memory to support persistent memory usage models. The new 32GB modules double the...
48 by Billy Tallis on 11/13/2017
The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 (512GB) SSD Review: Entry-Level NVMe With Style
The ADATA XPG GAMMIX S10 is a fresh take on the same controller and NAND flash combination used by the Intel SSD 600p. ADATA has added a flashy heatspreader...
28 by Billy Tallis on 10/25/2017
The HP S700 And S700 Pro SSD Review
HP is not a well-known name in the retail SSD market, but as a major PC OEM it's not too surprising to see them producing their own SSD models...
54 by Billy Tallis on 9/7/2017
Longsys Acquires Lexar Brand from Micron
Longsys on Thursday announced that it has acquired the Lexar brand name from Micron. The China-based supplier of NAND flash memory-based products will use the trademark to sell Lexar’s...
5 by Anton Shilov on 9/1/2017
The Crucial BX300 (480GB) SSD Review: Back To MLC
The Crucial MX300 has done well over the past year covering a wide segment of the consumer SSD market for Micron, with entry-level pricing but mainstream performance. Micron is...
92 by Billy Tallis on 8/29/2017
Micron Introduces 9200 Series Enterprise NVMe SSDs
Today at Flash Memory Summit, Micron is announcing their next generation of high-end enterprise NVMe SSDs. The new Micron 9200 series is the successor to last year's 9100 series...
6 by Billy Tallis on 8/8/2017
Micron Discontinues Lexar Business, Plans to Focus on Higher-Margin Products
Micron this week announced plans to discontinue its Lexar removable media storage business as a part of the company’s strategy to shift to higher margin NAND flash-based products. The...
18 by Anton Shilov on 6/28/2017
Lexar Professional Workflow HR2 4-Bay Thunderbolt 2 / USB 3.0 Reader Hub Review
Content creators in the field often have to deal with large amounts of data spread over multiple flash media. Importing them into a computer for further processing has always...
33 by Ganesh T S on 6/22/2017
Micron Discusses GDDR: 16 Gbps GDDR5X, 16 nm GDDR6 and GDDR5
Micron has made a number of announcements in recent weeks regarding its GDDR memory for graphics cards, game consoles and networking applications. The company is reporting that they've been...
20 by Anton Shilov on 6/18/2017
Mushkin Announces Availability Of SATA SSDs With 3D NAND
As previewed early this year at CES, Mushkin is now launching their first SSDs using 3D NAND flash. The new Reactor ARMOR3D is the replacement for the successful Mushkin...
12 by Billy Tallis on 6/12/2017
ADATA SD700 512GB External SSD Capsule Review
Flash-based external direct-attached storage (DAS) devices have been rapidly evolving over the last few years. The USB Type-C interface standard has prompted vendors to release updates to their lineup...
10 by Ganesh T S on 6/8/2017
TechInsights Publishes Preliminary Analysis of 3D XPoint Memory
Now that the Intel Optane Memory M.2 SSDs are readily available on the open market, anyone with an electron microscope and the skills to use it can begin to...
22 by Billy Tallis on 5/27/2017
Previewing Maxiotek's MK8115 SSD Controller: Can DRAM-less Drives Make The Cut?
Maxiotek, the fabless SSD controller design group formerly part of JMicron, has released their first new controller since being spun off. The MK8115 is a DRAM-less SATA SSD controller...
60 by Billy Tallis on 5/9/2017
Micron Hires New CEO: Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk Co-Founder And Former CEO
In February, Micron CEO Mark Durcan announced his retirement after three decades with the company. Durcan had previously announced plans to retire in 2012 while serving as the company's...
1 by Billy Tallis on 4/27/2017
ADATA Launches the SU700 SSD Range: Maxiotek MK8115, 3D TLC, Up to 960 GB
ADATA this week launched its Ultimate SU700-series SSDs that were briefly introduced at Computex 2016 about nine months ago. The new drives are based on 3D TLC NAND memory...
20 by Anton Shilov on 4/1/2017
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