IM Flash says it will be in volume production in Q2 2010 on a 25nm process delivering 64Gbit 2 bit-per-cell NAND memories.
Memory
Samsung cuts DDR3 SDRAM cost and power with 30nm move
Samsung Electronics has said its first 30nm DRAM has successfully completed customer evaluations, in 2Gbit memory densities.
Hynix profit rises 238%
Hynix, the world's second largest DRAM manufacturer which is looking for a buyer, announced a 238% increase in operating profit in Q4, thanks to the rising price of DRAM.
Samsung settles with Rambus
The decade-long litigation between Rambus and the DRAM industry could be coming to an end with the announcement that Samsung is to pay Rambus an up-front $200m plus about $100m a year for five years depending on Samsung sales volume, plus a purchase of $200m of Rambus stock by Samsung which Rambus can buy back after 18 months.
Hynix on the block again
Hynix is on the block again as creditor banks seek to recoup some of the money they put up to save the company from bankruptcy at the beginning of the last...
Samsung claims PC-like storage capacity in mobiles
Samsung Electronics claims to offer mobile phone designers "PC-like storage capacity levels" with its latest 64Gbyte moviNAND memory device and a 32Gbyte microSD memory card.
Toshiba flash sparkles
Toshiba, the No.2 NAND player, grew its revenues 50% in Q3 in a market that grew 25%, according to iSuppli.
Rambus gives future commitments on licensing; settles with EC
The EC has accepted commitments proposed by Rambus in settlement of the anti-trust actions brought by the EC against Rambus.
Hynix doubles capex
Hynix says it will increase its 2010 capex by 130% over 2009 levels with a budget of $2bn. Last year’s capex was $1bn
IBM licenses NAND from Wozniak’s Fusion-io
Fusion-io, the non-volatile memory company which has Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as its Chief Scientist, has announced that IBM will use the company's high-speed memory technology in its servers.