DRAM
When JEDEC released its DDR5 specification (JESD79) back in 2020, the standard setting organization defined precise specs for modules with speed bins of up to 6400 MT/s, while leaving the spec open to further expansions with faster memory as technology progressed. Now, a bit more than three-and-a-half years later, and the standards body and its members are gearing up to release a faster generation of DDR5 memory, which is being laid out in the newly updated JESD79-JC5 specification. The latest iteration of the DDR5 spec defines official DDR timing specifications up to 8800 MT/s, as well as adding some new features when it comes to security. Diving in, the new specification outlines settings for memory chips (on all types of memory modules) with data transfer...
GeiL Unveils 64 GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM Kit, 2 x 32 GB
Memory manufacturer Golden Emporer International Limited, or known generally as GeiL, has announced its new memory line with support for Intel 10th Gen and AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors...
21 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/5/2020
XPG Spectrix D50 Memory: A More Subtle RGB DDR4
ADATA's XPG division has unveiled its latest addition in the high-performance DRAM segment, the Spectrix D50. Starting from 8 GB DDR4-3000 modules, the latest Spectrix D50 kits will go...
22 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/15/2020
ADATA's New 32 GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM, Ideal for Ryzen Mobile
ADATA, one of the leading manufacturers of DRAM and NAND products, has just unveiled its latest memory modules. The new ADATA DDR4-3200 32 GB parts are available in both...
41 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/15/2020
SK Hynix: We're Planning for DDR5-8400 at 1.1 Volts
Back in November last year, we reported that SK Hynix had developed and deployed its first DDR5 DRAM. Fast forward to the present, and we also know SK Hynix...
86 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/3/2020
Cadence DDR5 Update: Launching at 4800 MT/s, Over 12 DDR5 SoCs in Development
JEDEC still has not published the DDR5 specification officially, yet it looks like DRAM makers and SoC designers are preparing for the DDR5 launch at full steam. Cadence, which...
20 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2020
TeamGroup Announces 32GB T-Force Vulcan Z and Dark Z DDR4 Modules
One of the world's largest DRAM memory manufacturers TeamGroup has unveiled its first DDR4 memory kits featuring 32 GB sticks under its gaming-focused T-Force brand. The T-Force Vulcan Z...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/27/2020
Micron to Launch HBM2 DRAM This Year: Finally
Bundled in their latest earnings call, Micron has revealed that later this year the company will finally introduce its first HBM DRAM for bandwidth-hungry applications. The move will enable...
14 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2020
Samsung to Produce DDR5 in 2021 (with EUV)
Samsung is on track to start volume production of DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory next year using a manufacturing technology that will take advantage of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). In...
20 by Anton Shilov on 3/25/2020
Micron Develops uMCP with LPDDR5 & 96L 3D NAND for Midrange 5G Smartphones
Micron this week has announced that it has started sampling the industry’s first multichip package (MCP) that integrates LPDDR5-6400 DRAM and 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory. The uMCP5 device...
11 by Anton Shilov on 3/11/2020
Rambus Develops HBM2E Controller & PHY: 3.2 Gbps, 1024-Bit Bus
The latest enhancements to the HBM2 standard will clearly be appreciated by developers of memory bandwidth-hungry ASICs, however in order to add support of HBM2E to their designs, they...
42 by Anton Shilov on 3/6/2020
GIGABYTE Launches Designare DDR4-3200 Memory, a 64 GB Kit
GIGABYTE is a relatively new player on the memory market, yet it clearly wants to participate in the premier league. As seen at CES, this week the company introduced...
23 by Anton Shilov on 2/6/2020
JEDEC Updates HBM2 Memory Standard To 3.2 Gbps; Samsung's Flashbolt Memory Nears Production
After a series of piecemeal announcements from different hardware vendors over the past year, the future of High Bandwidth Memory 2 (HBM2) is finally coming into focus. Continuing the...
24 by Ryan Smith on 2/3/2020
SK Hynix to Cut CapEx, Accelerate Transitions, 1z nm DRAM & 128L 4D NAND in 2020
Following a massive revenue and profitability drop in 2019, SK Hynix has announced that it plans to cut down its capital expenditures. While the market has shown some signs...
6 by Anton Shilov on 2/3/2020
The Corsair DDR4-5000 Vengeance LPX Review: Super-Binned, Super Exclusive
The consumer memory industry has been teasing DDR4-5000 for a few months now. We saw one company show some DDR4-5000 modules at Computex back in July 2019, running...
56 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/27/2020
Here's Some DDR5-4800: Hands-On First Look at Next Gen DRAM
Just like all major makers of DRAM, SK Hynix produced its first DDR5 memory chips a couple of years ago and has been experimenting with the technology since then...
39 by Anton Shilov on 1/13/2020
DRAMeXchange: Blackout at Samsung’s Fab Will Not Affect Commodity DRAM Prices in Q1
Following a power outage and consequent disruption of production at Samsung’s Line 13 fab in Hwaseong, South Korea, back on December 31, 2019, there had been some concerns about...
5 by Anton Shilov on 1/9/2020
CES 2020: Micron Begins to Sample DDR5 RDIMMs with Server Partners
Micron announced at CES that it had started sampling of its DDR5 Registered DIMMs with select partners. The very fact that Micron started sampling of DDR5 modules indicates that...
7 by Anton Shilov on 1/7/2020
An Interconnected Interview with Intel’s Ramune Nagisetty: A Future with Foveros
I’ve constantly stated for the last two years that the next battleground in performance for the semiconductor market is going to be in the interconnect – whether we’re speaking...
19 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/3/2020
Samsung’s Fab in Hwaseong Suffers Power Outage
Samsung had to stop production of DRAM and V-NAND memory at its fab near Hwaseong, South Korea, due to power outage earlier this week. Damage caused by disruption of...
48 by Anton Shilov on 1/2/2020
Micron Obtains License to Sell DRAM & NAND to Huawei
The inclusion of Huawei into the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List and consequent restrictions to work with the Chinese giant clearly made it much harder for the U.S.-based...
12 by Anton Shilov on 12/19/2019
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