Samsung Makes Crazy-Thin 32 GB Flash Memory

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Flash memory just got a little flashier. As Electronista reports Samsung has just revealed yet another advance in NAND flash memory. Their new chip fits 32 GB onto a single .02” thick chip. According to the Korean-based company, this new advance was managed by using a new “bare” package that is half as thick, but apparently as sturdy, as the old one.

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:30:46 CST | by Robert Evans

Kingston and Paramount Digital Entertainment Team Up for Movies on Flash Memory

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Kingston and Paramount announced today that the two have teamed up to deliver Paramount movies on Kingston flash memory products. The partnership will deliver full-length movies to consumers as a bundle package sale.

Neither company divulged when the partnership will launch its first products or how the products will be packaged. I bet it will be along the lines of the Godfather flash drives we have seen before with the movie on a drive carrying logos from the film. What movies will be seen first is unknown as well. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

SST Unveils World's First Low Volt, High Speed Quad IO Flash Memory

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SST has announced the world's first low-voltage, high-speed quad I/O serial flash memory. The memory features an 80MHz operating frequency and a new specialized instruction set. The memory has a 26WF series serial quad IO 4-bit multiplexed IO interface.

The high power and low energy consumption of the new memory makes it ideal for use in portable electronics like Bluetooth headsets, GPS devices, and other portable electronic gear. The memory has sustained burst data rates of up to 320Mbit/sec. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Premium Plus Memory Cards Launched

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Samsung today announced that this month in Taiwan, it is introducing premium Samsung memory cards for sale. In previous years, Samsung manufactured 'white-label' digital memory cards for a variety of leading electronics companies and memory card companies.

Samsung's new premium Plus memory cards, which comply with the Secure Digital class 6 ratings for performance, are available in SD, microSD and Compact Flash (CF) formats with densities of 4-gigabytes (GBs) and 8GBs, with a 16GB density for an SD Plus card. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:47:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Ships First 4BPC Memory Cards

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Not every step forward for technology is announced with fanfare, huge product roll-outs, and a gigantic media blitz. Some advances are very quiet, like the shipment of the very first line of memory cards based around the new X4 technology. SanDisk (via Electronista) just started sending out their new line of standard SDHC and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards, which use 4 BPC storage as opposed to the standard 2 or 3 BPC.

BPC stands for "bits per cell". The increase to 4 BPC should allow for smaller 8 GB and 16 GB chips, and will scale to allow for 64 GB and larger capacity SDHC chips in the near future. The coming of 4 BPC technology will also have reprecussions in the world of solid state drives, as SSDs also use multi-level cell storage.

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:54:08 CDT | by Robert Evans

SanDisk Unveils Line of Memory Cards for Gamers

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SanDisk has unveiled a line of memory cards that it is marketing towards gamers. The products are aimed at users planning to purchase a PSP go or already owning a PSP-2000, PSP-3000, or Nintendo DSi. The cards are really just plain memory cards with higher capacities with labels so gamers know they work with their portable game systems.

The new products include a 16GB M2 card for the PSP go selling for $142.99. SanDisk is also offering a 32GB Memory Stick Pro Duo and Pro-HG Duo memory card for the PSP-2000 and 3000 user. An 8GB SDHC card is also being offered for the Nintendo DSi system as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Corsair High Density DDR3 Memory for Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs Launched

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Corsair announced a new set of high density products for Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors. These DIMMs are available in dual and triple channel configurations and are specifically tuned for Intel CPUs.

The 8GB and 12GB module kits feature Corsair’s DHX+ cooling technology, and sport new American Racing Blue fins and highlights. The dual channel configuration, part number CMD8GX3M4A1600C8, consists of four matched 2GB modules, optimized for P55 motherboards. The triple channel configuration, part number CMD12GX3M6A1600C8, consists of six matched 2GB modules, and is optimized for X58 motherboards.
Both sets of modules have XMP profiles set at 1600MHz, with CAS latency settings of 8-8-8-24. An Airflow fan with matching blue highlights is included with both the dual and triple channel configurations. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony 32GB Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX unveiled

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Sony has launched the largest-ever capacity Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX today. The new Sony Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX sports a cool 32GB storage space.
When you already use a HD camcorder you can for instance store a 225 minute long video in full HD mode (1920 x 1080) on a single 32GB Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX.
Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:57:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Offers First 32GB DDR3 Memory Module

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Samsung has unveiled the world's first 32GB DDR3 memory module tuned for use in servers. The module operates at 1.35 volts and supports the trend in reducing power usage in data centers around the world. The RAM uses the Samsung 50nm 4Gb DDR3 chips.

The modules improve throughput by 20% compared to 1.5V DDR3 modules and the lower power consumption saves power. Power savings in large data centers can add up to massive amounts of money. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sharp Unveils New Memory LCD

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Sharp Microelectronics has announced a new Memory LCD at SID. The new LCD is a 1.35-inch Monochrome Square that will be in a line of displays with other sizes. The line will also soon include color displays according to Sharp.

The new Memory LCD is aimed at applications in mobile phones, watches, remote controls and performance tracking electronics. The 1.35-inch LCD has a monochrome resolution of 96 x 96 and is capable of displaying smooth graphics with 50% reflectance and only 15 µW of power consumption. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Now Using 40nm Technology for Fusion Memory Chips

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Samsung has announced that it is now using 40nm technology in the construction of a new 8Gb Flex-OneNAND fusion memory chip. The chip is a Samsung proprietary technology that uses both SLC and MLC in a single chip designed for high speed and high reliability.

The Flex-OneNAND chip will be used in different device types including HDTVs, IPTVs and other high-end applications by the end of the year. Samsung says that the 40nm technology allows it to increase productivity by up to 180% over the first generation modules using 60nm technology. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung and Paramount Offer Movies on Memory Card with Samsung Delve Handset

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Samsung mobile and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced a new offer for people who purchase the Samsung Delve handset. While supplies last buyers will be able to redeem an offer by mail that will get them a microSD card packed with the Mission Impossible Trilogy.

The card has 2GB of storage and packs all three Mission Impossible films onto the little memory card. This is the first collaboration between Samsung and Paramount and the offer runs from February 20th through April 16th at participating Alltel Wireless stores. Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sandisk announces X4 Flash Memory and 32nm X3 Flash Chip

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SanDisk announced two new flash chip technology achievements. SanDisk will begin mass-production of the world’s first high performance 4-bits-per-cell (X4) flash memory. Using 43-nanometer (nm) process technology, this breakthrough enables 64-gigabit (Gb) memory in a single die – the highest capacity in the industry and suitable for the most demanding storage applications.

SanDisk announced together with Toshiba also the co-development of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory using 32-nanometer (nm) process technology to produce a 32-gigabit (Gb) 3-bits-per-cell (X3) memory chip. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CSX DIABLO DDR3-2000MHz 3GB Triple Channel Memory Kit Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the CSX DIABLO DDR3-2000MHz 3GB Triple Channel Memory Kit.
Quote from the review: "The Core i7 QPI and memory controller uses a single voltage system that cannot exceed 1.65v, otherwise permanent damage to the QPI and memory controller is possible, which renders the CPU completely useless. For this reason, it provides new challenges to memory companies to get the best speed out of their modules while keeping the voltage as low as possible. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Core i7 Memory Analysis – Can Dual Channel Cut it?

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Tweaktown takes a closer look at Core i7 and memory.
Quote: ""DDR was Intel’s only reprieve, well after its introduction due to Rambus agreements. However, since that time Intel has not only used DDR, but improved on it. Now that we have seen Intel’s pattern with memory we see that not only are they banking a huge amount on their DDR3 technology, but also increasing the bus from 128-bit or dual channel to 192-bit or tri channel memory. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kingston HyperX T1 Memory Launches

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Kingston announced today that it is shipping select new RAM products with a new heatspreader called T1. The T1 heat spreader uses HyperX Thermal Xchange HTX technology to diffuse heat built up from overclocking with more efficiency.

Kingston is using the new T1 spreader on both DDR3 and DDR2 kits. The DDR3 kits are triple channel kits for the new Core i7 CPU and are offered in 2GHz, 1866MHz, and 1800MHz frequencies. All of the Core i7 kits operate on 1.65V to avoid damaging the CPU. A 3GB 2GHz triple channel kit retails for $435. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:51 CST | by Shane McGlaun

New Sony Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX 4GB and 8GB announced

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Sony announced the new Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX aimed at HD cameras.
The new Sony Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX comes with a choice of 4GB and 8GB capacity and a read speed of 20MB/second and 15MB/second write.

When used with the supplied USB adaptor for maximum speed, the PRO-HG Duo HX can shorten data transfer time by one-third compared to a Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark 2). Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Sep 2008 03:28:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Crucial Announces New DDR3 RDIMM Memory Modules for Server Applications

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Crucial announced new memory modules today that support next-generation server technology. The Crucial RDIMM DDR3 modules were developed to support the enterprise computing market and are available in DDR3-1066MHz and DDR3-1333MHz ECC modules.

Both available RAM speeds will be available in 1 GB and 2 GB kits. The new memory kits will also be qualified for the Lexar Media Crucial Alliance Program that provides access to server specific tech support, bulk shipping options, and the option of on-site spare modules. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:09:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston Adds Super High Capacity 32 GB SDHC Memory Card

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It wasn't so long ago the 2 GB SD card was considered to be really large. Then we moved to 4 GB, then 8 GB, and finally 16 GB capacities. With many of today's digital HD camcorders being able to record to SDHC cards, even 16 GB wasn't enough capacity for some users.

To meet the demand for even more capacity Kingston Technology has announced a new 32 GB Elite Pro SDHC memory card. Kingston says that the new 32 GB card can capture more than 6000 full resolution 10 megapixel images or over eight hours of HD video at 6 Mbps. The card is rated as a speed class 4, guaranteeing 4 MB per second minimum data transfer rate. All that storage capacity doesn't come cheap though, the suggested retail price for the 32 GB memory card is $308. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston Adds 8GB microSDHC Card to Mobile Memory Line

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The demand for mobile memory cards is increasing with each new music player and smartphone that is released. Many of the hottest items on the market are now including microSD card slots for memory expansion. Kingston has added a new 8GB microSDHC card to its line.

Kingston says its card can store more than 1,500 digital songs, 4,000 images, and up to 8 hours of video. The price for the 8Gb microSDHC card from Kingston is $58. Kingston points out that not all of the microSD slot equipped devices on the market can read microSDHC cards. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:02:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IOGEAR Announces Universal Memory Banks

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IOGEAR announced a pair of new products in its Universal Memory Bank line. The two products are the IOGEAR 12-in-1 Pocket Card Reader/Writer and the IOGEAR 56-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer. The card readers and writers help to make it easy to move data and files to and from memory cards used in many different device types.

The 12-in-1 Pocket Card Reader/Writer retails for $11.95 and can read SD, microSD, miniSD, MMC Memory Stick and MS Dup cards. The card reader is only 2.5-inches long and 1-inch deep and uses a built-in USB cable that won’t block other USB ports. The 56-in-1 Memory Card Reader/Writer works with all popular memory cards and retails for $19.95. Both products are available now for purchase. Read more

Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:33:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun