If you read that headline and are thinking that 6400 MT/s isn't really fast for DDR5, then you've fallen into the same trap we did. The key detail is that the new modules, which feature a clock driver directly on the memory module itself, don't require overclocking to hit that speed. DDR5-6400 is a new JEDEC speed...Read more...
We've heard isolated reports of Socket AM5 systems struggling with fast NVMe storage, but apparently the issue comes down to more than just a few incidents. We say that because of a statement from memory vendor Crucial's support team that acknowledges user complaints claiming that when PCIe 5.0 SSDs are installed in...Read more...
Two months ago, Micron launched one of the fastest M.2 2230 form factor solid state drives (SSDs) specifically for gaming handhelds, the P310 2230, under its Crucial brand. Now it's bringing the Crucial P310 SSD lineup to desktops in full size form (M.2 2280) at attractive price points, so long as you look at street...Read more...
Storage solutions that tap into the PCI Express 5.0 bus are relatively few and far between (compared to PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 drives), but are starting to ramp up. The newest entry into the high-speed Gen 5 category comes from Micron with the introduction of its 9550 SSD series, and it takes aim squarely at data centers in...Read more...
Micron has just added a new M.2 2230 solid state drive (SSD) under its Crucial brand, saying that it's the "industry's fastest 2230 Gen4 consumer SSD," but is it really? I did a double take when reading that statement as the rated sequential read speed comes close to, but does not surpass, that of IRDM's Pro Nano SSD...Read more...
As GPU enthusiasts prepare for the next generation, one key aspect that drives excitement comes down to VRAM. Micron, one of the biggest memory manufacturers, is touting GDDR7's improved performance. With as much as a supposed 30% uplift in frames per second performance possible, this is exciting news for gamers and...Read more...
Micron just announced that it is now sampling GDDR7 SDRAM to customers. This means that if you are building products that can make use of bleeding-edge memory technology, the fastest RAM in the world is available to you for testing and implementation. Micron says that the new products will become available in volume...Read more...
The U.S. CHIPS and Science is in full Oprah meme mode as of late, essentially telling chip makers, 'You get a grant, you get a grant...everybody gets a grant!' The idea is to boost US chip manufacturing with some $280 billion earmarked to bolster the domestic semiconductor industry, and Micron has emerged as the...Read more...
In case you haven't noticed, the era of artificial intelligence (AI) is being ushered in at a blistering pace, thanks in large parts to NVIDIA's high-end GPU and accelerator solutions—its data center business outpaced its gaming division by 4X last quarter (in terms of revenue). Of course, it takes a village, as well...Read more...
The State of New York is allocating $10 billion in a new partnership with various semiconductor companies such as IBM, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Micron. The goal is to establish a research and development center at NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex that will work on next-generation semiconductors...Read more...
Back in the old days, solid state drive (SSD) storage was mostly relegated to the PC platform. That changed with the introduction of the PlayStation 5 (and new PS5 Slim) and Xbox Series X, both of which shed spinning platters in favor of NAND flash memory, and gamers are better off for it. So it's no surprise that...Read more...
Although Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is the star of the show when it comes to showcasing the next generation of smartphones and their performance, a processor can only do so much on its own. Fast memory is required to give such a cutting-edge chip the leg room it needs to perform, and to that end Micron and...Read more...
If you saw that headline and thought, "but wait, DDR5-7200 has been around a while now," remember that almost all of the DDR DIMMs that you buy as an end user are overclocked. When you buy a G.SKILL or Teamgroup memory kit that's rated for DDR4-4000, DDR5-6400, or DDR5-7200, you're almost assuredly buying a kit with...Read more...
Micron just put out a press release crowing about its latest achievement: 8-high HBM3 Gen2 memory stacks with up to 24GB of capacity and a 50% improvement in per-pin transfer rate over extant HBM3. That raises the data rate to 9.2 Gbps, which sounds low until you realize that we're talking about massively-parallel...Read more...
Every major graphics product out right now uses either GDDR6, GDDR6X, or HBM3 memory, and the latter option only really exists for super-computing chips like NVIDIA's Hopper H100, AMD's Instinct MI250X, and Intel's Data Center GPU Max. GDDR6 and GDDR6X are the standards of our day, and they're really the same...Read more...
Micron has announced that it is sending samples of its latest Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 ICs to smart device makers. Devices using these new NAND chips will benefit from double speed transfers compared to the previous gen UFS 3.1 solutions. The headlining figure given by Micron is that transfers of up to...Read more...
Crucial T700: Starting At $209 (1TB), $369 (2TB w/ Heatsink) The PCIe 5 Crucial T700 enthusiast-class SSD pairs Micron 232-layer 3D NAND flash to the Phison E26 controller with fantastic results. Class-Leading Performance Bleeding Edge NAND For Desktops / Workstation Only Price Premium After showing them off over the last few months,...Read more...
The United States' relationship with China, especially regarding technology, has been strenuous at best since at least when the U.S. declared several Chinese companies a threat to national security in 2012. This rhetoric has continued through today but has usually come from the side of the U.S. government. However...Read more...
A report emanating from a Chinese tech news source asserts that the next generation of NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards are “expected” to come packing GDDR7 memory. It is also claimed that the next-gen NVIDIA lineup, unsurprisingly referenced as the RTX 50 series by the source, will be the first graphics cards featuring...Read more...
Micron announced that it is shipping the world’s first client SSD using NAND flash with over 200 layers. The Micron 2550 NVMe SSD uses 232-layer TLC NAND, which the company says benefits consumers through density and power advantages.
The Micron 2550 SSD is rated for sequential reads and writes of up to 5.0 GB/s...Read more...
Micron on Tuesday announced it has begun shipping qualification samples of its 1-beta DRAM technology to smartphone makers and chipset partners. In the process (pun intended), Micron is calling out the laws of physics for a showdown with its sophisticated lithography and nano-manufacturing, which have enabled the...Read more...
Micron announced plans to invest big money—up to $100 billion—to build what it claims will be the largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the history of the United States. Incidentally, the announcement comes around nine months after Intel unveiled plans to build a mega-site in Ohio, which in time the company...Read more...