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SK hynix Announces Mass-Production of its High-Speed DRAM, ‘HBM2E’

The new device supports a staggeringly high 460 gigabyte per second bandwidth.

5 days ago by Gary Elinoff

FPGA Roundup: New Contenders Hone in on Memory, Size, Power, and Even AI

Three newly-released FPGAs can tell us a lot about the direction of these devices in the industry.

July 02, 2020 by Steve Arar

A Flower-Shaped Magnetic Process Opens Doors for Energy-Efficient Memory Devices

What is magnetic skyrmion? And how might it be a key to more power-efficient magnetic memory?

July 02, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Experimental Chips Using 2D Metal Material That Store More Data and Require Less Energy

Layers of atomically thin 2D metal form the basis of a novel memory technology not based on semiconductor science.

June 30, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

A Real-World Example of How Error Correction Codes are Critical in Microcontrollers

How exactly do error correction codes work and how do they affect the integrity of an MCU? A new ECC-protected Arm Cortex-M4F MCU from Maxim Integrated serves as a real-world example.

June 23, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Quasiparticles Found to Have a Critical Role in Future Applications for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

Discerning the properties of tiny quasiparticles is a significant step toward developing new types of electronic components.

June 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Intel’s AI Portfolio Shows How Designs Must Gear Up for Real-Time Processing

With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and software-) based AI may have increasing prominence in their designs.

June 22, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Hackers Often Target Flash Memory. New NOR Flash Devices Introduce Extra Layers of Protection

In a move that shows the power of the Infineon-Cypress duo, the companies introduce what they term the "world’s most advanced, secured NOR Flash memory."

June 16, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Expect a Memory Revolution in 2020—It’s a Big Leap from DDR4 to DDR5

The leap from DDR4 and DDR5 is no incremental development. We're looking at a leap from standard frequencies of 2400 MHz to 4800 MHz.

May 16, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Micron Digital Claims to Have Eliminated Drifting in IMUs

The company claims that they have developed a drift-free inertial measurement unit (IMU), which would be the world’s first if true.

May 11, 2020 by Luke James

Bioelectronic Transistors: Enabling a New Range of Capabilities With Biocompatible Electronics

Researchers at Columbia University’s (CU) School of Engineering and Applied Science have published their bioelectronics research findings. We look at the first of their two papers, which discusses their organic, biocompatible transistor technology.

May 07, 2020 by Sam Holland

Micron Goes Open Source With Its Heterogeneous Memory Storage Engine

How does Micron's hefty memory hardware portfolio qualify them for this shift?

April 29, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

New Chips Highlight the Advancements in Memory Technology for Industrial Applications

By nature, memory devices are built to last. But when it comes to industrial applications, these parts are expected to far outlast memory devices for consumer products.

April 28, 2020 by Amos Kingatua

Brain-Inspired Electronics Offer Energy and Cost Benefits to AI and IoT Applications

Organic memory devices developed by American researchers reportedly show promise for flexible, wearable, and personalized computing devices and other electronics.

April 27, 2020 by Luke James

Creating Advanced Memory Devices Through Antiferromagnetic Materials

Researchers in Tokyo have reportedly managed to demonstrate a method that switches a novel material between two different non-volatile states at high speeds and accuracy.

April 24, 2020 by Luke James

Ferroelectric and Antiferromagnetic Memory: A Solution to AI Data Storage Challenges

Effectively storing data remains a key issue in modern information systems and a challenge for electronics engineers who need to design devices with the thought of robust data storage as a primary concern.

April 15, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Various Chip Markets

How will different semiconductor sectors weather the COVID-19 storm?

April 15, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

A Significant Achievement in Solid-State Digital Control of Electricity

Engineers at Amber Solutions have achieved the solid-state control of electricity with impressive switch technology IP which the company has now patented.

April 10, 2020 by Luke James

Stay-at-Home Orders are Overburdening Data Centers. Micron’s New NAND Tech May Help

With classes and work moving online, people are spending more time at home gobbling up bandwidth—pushing data centers to their brink.

April 09, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

How Covid-19 Could Cripple the Semiconductor Industry as Electronics Manufacturers Reduce Output

Although the semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus pandemic thus far, the market is unlikely to come out unscathed.

March 04, 2020 by Luke James