Memory

Farnell has signed a global distribution agreement with Alliance Memory, bringing a significant new supplier to Farnell’s semiconductor portfolio. The complete range of Alliance Memory’s SRAM, DRAM, embedded multi-media card (eMMC), and flash memory ICs will now be available  from Farnell. “This welcome introduction of Alliance Memory’s extensive memory solutions to our global line card will help our customers worldwide ...

JEDEC has published a GDDR7 Graphics Memory Standard, JESD239, to improve memory performance in applications such as AI, graphics, gaming. Specifically, the standards body has announced the publication of JESD239 Graphics Double Data Rate (GDDR7) SGRAM. Described as a groundbreaking new memory standard, JESD239 GDDR7 offers double the bandwidth over GDDR6, reaching up to 192 GB/s per device. JEDEC highlights ...

Micron Technology is shipping samples of its LPDDR5X (low-power double data rate 5X) memory for use with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – Qualcomm’s new flagship processor for phones. “Running at the world’s fastest speed grade of 9.6Gbit/s, Micron LPDDR5X provides the mobile ecosystem with the performance needed to unlock generative artificial intelligence at the edge,” claimed Micron. This speed compares ...

Around 100 DRAM, NAND flash memories and selected DRAM modules from Intelligent Memory are now available from Mouser Electronics, following the signing of a global distribution agreement. Founded in 1991, Intelligent Memory changed its name from Pacific Force Technology in 2003 and manufactures DRAM components as well as DRAM modules (SDRAM to DDR4) and also offers a customisable NAND flash ...

Infineon has launched the 256 Mbit 1.8V SEMPER Nano NOR Flash memory which is available in both industrial and commercial grades and  delivers 40 Mbyte/s SPI throughput. Built-in ECC enhances reliability, and a configurable sector architecture allows optimisation for code or data storage. The family is supported by SEMPER Solutions Hub, a one-stop portal with all the building blocks required ...

Designed to protect stored data and with power protection to ensure operation during sudden power outages, the Powerguard SSDs (solid state devices) by Taiwanese manufacturer, Cervoz are available from Display Technology. In the event of a sudden loss of power, Powerguard uses energy stored in additional tantalum capacitors to continue to save files form the controller to the flash storage ...

Rambus is sampling its 6400 MT/s DDR5 Registering Clock Driver (RCD) to the major DDR5 memory module (RDIMM) manufacturers. With a 33% increase in data rate and bandwidth over Gen1 4800 MT/s solutions, the Rambus Gen3 6400 MT/s DDR5 RCD enables a new level of main memory performance for data center servers. It offers optimized timing parameters for improved RDIMM margins. ...

Swissbit has announced single-level cell NAND flash-based SD Cards and microSD Cards for increased reliability in industrial settings. “When it comes to reliability, data integrity and data retention, the technology with only one stored bit per cell is still unrivalled,” according to the company. “Only single-level cell offers 100,000 program-erase cycles, making it ideal for applications that require particularly robust, ...

The latest ECSN UK/Ireland electronic components market forecast for 2023 indicates the market is ‘back to normal’ but still subject to geo-political issues as well as relying on management of the grey market and readjusted inventory. Beginning the briefing with a reference to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Aubrey Dunford, market analyst at ECSN (pictured), declared that for the ...

Infineon Technologies is taking orders for 8 and 16Mbit FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) aimed at automotive and industrial non-volatile data-logging. “The memories feature operation from 1.71V to 3.6V, support up to 54Mbit/s of throughput over a low-pin count interface and are available in a RoHS-compliant, 24ball FBGA package,” according to the company. “These products combine low-power operation with instant nonvolatility and ...