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Micron to buy Elpida Memory to compete with Samsung

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Micron Technology Inc. has agreed to acquire debt-ridden Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory for about $750 million in cash to boost Micron’s manufacturing capacity and bump them up behind Samsung–the global market leader for DRAM memory chips. The agreement involves a sponsorship which will require Micron to spend about $2.5 billion to acquire Elpida’s equity and pay off some of its debt. Read The Full Story

Micron CEO dies in experimental airplane crash

, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [5]

Micron Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton died from a small airplane crash this morning. Appleton has long been a stunt plane pilot and was flying a single-engine experimental aircraft solo before it crashed at the Boise airport. This wasn't the first time Appleton had crashed but it is his last. He was 51 years old. Read The Full Story

Micron and Intel unveil world’s first 128Gb NAND device

, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Micron and Intel have announced the results of something that the two have been working on together. The result is the unveil of the world's first 128Gb NAND device. The NAND device is small and aimed at small form factor devices like tablets, smartphones, SSDs, and more. The have also announced the mass production of the 64Gb 20nm NAND. Read The Full Story

Samsung pushes Hybrid Memory Cubes for super-fast tablets, more

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung and Micron have joined forces to create the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC), promoting a new ultra-dense memory technology that promises to be faster, more efficient and cheaper than existing DRAM. Hybrid Memory Cubes (HMC), so the duo claims, would mark a significant departure from both current DRAM architecture and performance: 15x the speed of DDR3 memory, 90-percent less space taken up compared to current RDIMMs, and demanding 70-percent less energy per bit. Potential applications include smartphones, tablets, graphics cards and anything where the power/performance/scale balance is vital. Read The Full Story

Micron unveils RealSSD P320h PCIe SSD drive with blazing performance

, Jun 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

There are a number of SSDs and storage devices on the market today that get around the bottleneck imposed by the SATA port by going directly to the PCIe bus using an expansion slot. Micron has announced a new SSD that slips into your PCIe slot and offers performance that is just incredible for geeks that are used to SATA SSD speeds. The new PCIe SSD is called the RealSSD P320h and it comes in two high capacity versions. Read The Full Story

Micron RealSSD C400 high-speed NAND headed to Crucial m4 SSD

, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Micron has outed its latest RealSSD range of solid-state drive memory, built using 25nm NAND flash and squeezing from 64GB to 512GB into 1.8- and 2.5-inch form-factors. Connectivity is via the SATA 6Gb/s interface, and Micron is claiming impressive 415 MB/s read rates and up to 260 MB/s write rates; that's 17-20-percent faster than the fastest Micron C300 drive. Read The Full Story

Micron unveils new NOR flash memory for automobiles

, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Micron makes all sorts of memory products for computers and other uses. One of those other uses is memory for vehicles. With the growth of all sorts of in car computing and entertainment systems automotive needs for memory products grow all the time. Read The Full Story

Micron Unveils RealSSD C300 SATA 6Gb/s SSD

, Dec 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

SSDs are a lot faster than traditional HDDs even when they use the same SATA 3Gb/s interface. With the new SATA 6Gb /s interface on the horizon, SSDS and traditional HDDs will get a lot faster. Micron has announced its new 6Gb/s SSDs called the RealSSD C300. Read The Full Story

Micron RealSSD C300 SATA 6Gbps drive teases awesome performance [Video]

, Dec 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Only a fool argues with more speed in their computer, and by that logic only a fool would argue with the Micron RealSSD C300.  The first SSD to comply natively with the new SATA 6Gbps specification, the RealSSD C300 is capable of up to 355MB/sec read speeds and up to 215MB/sec write speeds and will be available in 128GB and 256GB sizes. Video comparison demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Intel and Micron announce super-efficient 32Gb MLC NAND memory

, Aug 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel and Micron have announced a new high-density, cost-effective memory chip, that could bring down the price of flash cards and USB drives.  The chip uses 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND technology and is manufactured on a 32nm production line; the two companies are calling it "the industry's smallest and most cost-effective 32-gigabit chip that is currently available on the market." Read The Full Story

Micron low-power performance DDR3 RAM headed to NVIDIA

, Jun 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Different types of RAM may not be as exciting or glossy as different ultraportables, say, or the latest CULV netbook, but it can have a whole lot of impact on how enjoyable the end result turns out to be.  Micron have announced a new high-performance, low-power DDR3 memory, which the company claims uses the industry's lowest 1.35V one-gigabit DDR3 components. Read The Full Story

Micron introduces Serial NAND Flash memory for embedded applications

, Dec 9th 2008 Discuss [0]

Today Micron Technology Inc announced a serial NAND flash memory technology, providing embedded applications with the flexibility to easily upgrade their storage capacity. With storage space starting at 1Gb, Micron’s serial NAND flash allows users to easily upgrade storage capacity beyond what is currently available with serial NOR flash, with a significant cost-per-bit advantage. Read The Full Story
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