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  • DRAM sales highest in five years, says iSuppli 23/10/2009 07:05:00

    Sales show market recovery is real, says research firm
    The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years, according to market research firm iSuppli. The record sales figures indicate that the market recovery is real and will likely continue into next year.
  • Google: DRAM error rates vastly higher than previously thought 09/10/2009 07:08:00

    PCs will likely require error correction code in the future due to DRAM issues
    A study released this week by Google Inc. and the University of Toronto showed that data error rates on DRAM memory modules are vastly higher than previously thought and may be more responsible for system shutdowns and service interruptions.
  • Windows 7 seen boosting DRAM sales in 2010 06/08/2009 20:58:00

    Corporations will start buying new PCs with Windows 7 in the second quarter after SP1 comes out, they say
    Microsoft's newest operating system for PCs will launch in late October, but it won't boost PC sales enough to help the global DRAM memory chip market until the second quarter of next year, executives in Taiwan said Thursday.
  • DRAM prices continue to surge in August 01/08/2009 05:59:00

    DDR3 computer memory chips rose 18.9 percent in August, Gartner said
    DRAM prices continued to rise in August, finally reaching profitable levels for most chip makers after they reached multi-year lows early this year.
  • Taiwan pledges money to bail out DRAM makers 21/07/2009 22:10:00

    Taiwanese companies can apply for government investment money but there are several stipulations
    Taiwan announced a new plan Tuesday to allow its embattled DRAM makers to apply for government bailout funds over the next three months, but the money will come at a price.
  • DDR3 DRAM demand spikes for new laptops, servers 06/07/2009 14:14:00

    DDR3 uses 60 percent less power than its predecessor and offers twice the bandwidth
    Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance.
  • DRAM's inventor, 76, still going strong at IBM 19/06/2009 10:36:00

    51-year Big Blue veteran Robert Dennard to receive IEEE medal next week
    Dennard's Law? It doesn't have quite the ring of Moore's Law, mostly because IBM researcher Robert H. Dennard remains unknown to the general public.
  • DRAM revenue fell to 8 year low in first quarter 19/05/2009 04:09:00

    Losses among DRAM makers mounted to $15.2 billion over last eight quarters, Gartner said
    The global DRAM industry continued to shrink in the first quarter of this year as revenue fell to an eight year low and losses mounted, according to preliminary figures released by Gartner on Monday.
  • US FTC drops Rambus antitrust case 18/05/2009 04:51:00

    The Supreme Court upheld an appellate ruling against the agency in February, effectively ending the DRAM-related suit
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has officially dropped its antitrust case against memory maker Rambus, after losing a U.S. Supreme Court case in February.
  • Taiwan's big five DRAM makers post massive losses 04/05/2009 04:20:00

    Less cash means weakened chip makers may be unable to upgrade production lines
    Taiwan's five largest DRAM makers reported massive losses in a slew of earnings reports filed late Thursday evening, raising questions about how much longer some of them can remain afloat without direct government aid.
  • DRAM maker Hynix reports sixth straight loss 27/04/2009 05:42:00

    The chip maker's loss narrowed slightly as it cut costs
    Hynix Semiconductor on Friday reported its sixth straight quarterly loss in the first quarter.
  • Researchers working on memory to replace DRAM, NAND 21/04/2009 12:01:00

    ITRI will phase out its development of another memory chip, PRAM
    A Taiwanese research group has turned to RRAM (Resistive-RAM) as the latest possible Holy Grail of memory chips, one that can replace both DRAM and NAND flash memory.
  • Dreaming of a PC with 192GB of RAM? Dell makes it reality 27/03/2009 07:07:00

    Most new desktop PCs have two to four RAM slots that can take up to 4GB modules of DDR2 memory
    Dell Inc. announced on Tuesday a new PC that, among its other impressive specs, can be upgraded to sport as much as 192GB of ultra-fast DDR3 RAM.
  • DRAM prices soar in Asia trading 03/02/2009 12:56:00

    Chip prices likely to rise continue as Qimonda bankruptcy causes waves in the supply chain.
    DRAM chip prices soared in Asia on Monday after traders returned from the week long Lunar New Year holiday in China and Taiwan and faced up to supply chain concerns after chip maker Qimonda's bankruptcy filing.
  • Samsung unveils 4Gbit DRAM 30/01/2009 06:22:00

    The technology will lead to DRAM boards with up to 32GB of capacity
    Samsung Electronics announced Thursday that it has developed the first 4Gbit DDR3 DRAM chip using a 50 nanometer (nm) lithography process. The new chip doubles the density of earlier DRAM chips, yielding modules with up to 32GB capacity.
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