Memory

Winbond has added sequential read to QSPI NAND flash memories, startign with its W25NxxxJW. “In sequential read mode, the products achieve the same 52Mbyte/s maximum data rate at 104MHz as in continuous read mode, but with new flexibility to configure the chip’s operation,” according to the company. Key options are now: Error correction: While in continuous read, Winbond W25N devices only ...

Winbond is aiming at end-to-end secure IoT devices with a secure drop-in replacement for SPI NOR flash memory, announced at Embedded World in Nuremberg. Called W77Q, the series supports secure boot, root-of-trust, encrypted data-storage, encrypted data-transfer “and resilience, providing protection for operations such as over-the-air updates and device authentication”, according to the firm. “Secure code updates, including over-the-air updates, are via ...

Mouser has signed a distribution deal with GigaDevice. The Chinese company supplies SPI NOR, SPI NAND and parallel NAND flash memory products for embedded applications in the automotive, industrial, mobile computing, networking and infrastructure and consumer markets. Included in the portfolio available from Mouser is the GD25 SPI NOR flash memory family. It is available in four voltage options and ...

Hyperstone is aiming at reliable industrial flash with X1, a memory controller chip that can operate 3d NAND in SLC mode. “The X1 has been rigorously tested in sudden power fail situations and for reliability, offering superb FIT rates,” claimed the German firm. “The industrial flash controller with full SATA compliance is now in mass production.” It is a SATA ...

Achronix and BittWare are combining to go for the fast-growing datacentre accelerator board market.

In Q4, Micron begins selectively sampling SSDs made with  3D XPoint which, claims Micron, are the world’s fastest SSDs. Dubbed X100, the 3D XPoint-based drives target storage- and memory-intensive applications for the datacentre. Micron claims the technology delivers “higher capacity and persistence than DRAM, along with higher endurance and performance than NAND.” Micron’s claims for the X100 include: High-performance local storage ...

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE has announced the availability of Sonos-based flash and embedded EEPROM on its XT018 BCD-on-SOI platform. The addition of these non-volatile memory elements will open up a broader array of applications where high-voltage ratings and resilience to elevated temperatures need to be coupled with enhanced computational capabilities. The EEPROM part is designed for use cases where memory ...

Samsung has developed a standards-based prototype of a new type of SSD.  Samsung’s KV SSD prototype moves the storage workload from server CPUs into the SSD without the need for any supportive device, which will lead to greater storage-related software and hardware efficiency. The KV SSD prototype is based on a new open standard for a Key Value Application Programming Interface ...

Toshiba claims to have the fastest-class PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs for enterprise applications with a sequential read performance of over 6.4GB/s. The CM6 Series SSDs support dual-port PCIe Gen4 x4 lanes and are NVMe 1.4 compliant. The family of enterprise NVMe SSDs will be available in a 2.5-inch form factor with capacity points from 800GB to 30TB and 1 or 3 drive ...

As data generated from industrial IoT applications increases exponentially memory is critical for recording and analysing operational conditions, writes Arthur Sainio. Intelligent factories, automated machinery, smart buildings, automated agricultural equipment, connected transport and healthcare applications are all part of the growing fabric that makes up the industrial internet of things (IIoT). Within the next decade, the IIoT will drive significant ...