SK Hynix doubles profit on AI chip boom
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Thursday, 24 April 2025 10:13

SK Hynix doubles profit on AI chip boom


Brushes off tariff fears

SK Hynix, Nvidia’s go-to for high-bandwidth memory, has posted a 158 per cent leap in quarterly operating profit, hitting 7.4 trillion won (€5.1 billion), while shrugging off the usual US trade panic.

G.Skill brags with the world's first 256 GB DDR5-6000 memory kit
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With 64GB modules

G.SKILL has introduced the world’s first high-capacity 256GB DDR5 U-DIMM memory kit running at DDR5-6000 speeds with CL32 timings. This 4x64GB kit, according to G.Skill, is aimed at heavy workloads including AI applications, advanced content creation, and workstation use. 

Fudan smashes flash memory speed record with PoX
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New non-volatile tech writes a bit in 400 picoseconds

A team of boffins at Fudan University have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a semiconductor storage device that writes a single bit in just 400 picoseconds — about 25 billion operations per second.

Zen 6 ‘Medusa’ brings memory shake-up to Ryzen
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AMD’s new CPU architecture could flip DIMM slot rules on their head 

The Chinese dark satanic rumour mills have manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that AMD’s upcoming Zen 6-based Ryzen CPUs—codenamed “Medusa”—will throw a spanner in the works for memory layouts, thanks to changes inside the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC).

G.Skill introduces new high-speed 128GB DDR5-8000 and 64GB DDR5-9000 kits
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Based on high-speed 64GB DDR5-8000 modules

G.Skill, a well-known when it comes to memory modules, has announced new high capacity 128GB kits that hit DDR5-8000 speeds. These will be a part of G.Skill's Trident Z5 and Trident Z5 Royal NEO series and are based on new 64GB DDR5 modules. In addition, G.Skill is bringing new DDR5-9000 64GB (2x32GB) memory kits

Micron jacks up the prices
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Tuesday, 01 April 2025 09:47

Micron jacks up the prices


Chipmaker banks on AI boom 

Memory vendor Micron has confirmed what punters feared—memory is getting dearer, and it’s not stopping anytime soon.

KLEVV brings new DDR5 memory lineup
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Tuesday, 25 March 2025 12:51

KLEVV brings new DDR5 memory lineup


New colors, lower latency, and AMD optimizations

KLEVV has announced new updates to its DDR5 Gaming/OC memory lineup, including new color options for the FIT V and BOLT V series, enhanced performance with lower latency SKUs, and new "Optimized for AMD" kits in its DDR5 OC lineup.

Micron ships HBM3E and SOCAMM products for AI servers
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Memory wizardry is the secret sauce behind AI

Memory outfit Micron is shipping both HBM3E and SOCAMM products for AI servers, and claims its chips will be the secret sauce behind the AI boom.

Micron shows first 1γ DDR5
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Tuesday, 04 March 2025 10:05

Micron shows first 1γ DDR5


Nearly into the shops

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, Micron Technology unveiled its 1γ (1-gamma) DDR5 samples.

Google worries about memory bugs
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Monday, 03 March 2025 09:59

Google worries about memory bugs


Developers can't be trusted

Google's security gurus have taken to their blog to bemoan the plague of memory safety bugs, which are apparently "eroding trust in technology and costing billions."