SanDisk buys storage rival Fusion-io for $1.6 bn (Update)
US computer storage company SanDisk said Monday it was buying flash memory firm Fusion-io for $1.6 billion.
US computer storage company SanDisk said Monday it was buying flash memory firm Fusion-io for $1.6 billion.
Business
Jun 16, 2014
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it is mass producing the world's fastest embedded memory – the industry's first eMMC 5.0 devices – in 16 gigabyte (GB), 32GB and 64GB densities for next-generation smartphones ...
Hardware
Jul 30, 2013
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Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flashcards! Some of the most popular study strategies—such as highlighting and even rereading—don't show much promise for improving student learning, according ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2013
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In the not-too-distant future, plastic chips the size of flash cards may quickly and accurately diagnose diseases such as AIDS and cancer, as well as detect toxins and pathogens in the environment. Such lab-on-a-chip technology ...
Engineering
Mar 29, 2012
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Toshiba Corporation today announced breakthroughs in NAND flash that secure major advances in chip density and performance. In the 19 nanometer generation, Toshiba has developed a 3-bit-per-cell 128 gigabit (Gb) chip with ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 23, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Korean researchers working out of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology report in a paper published in Nature Materials, that they've been able to create a non-volatile Resistance RAM (ReRam) chip ...
Infineon Technologies AG today at the "Cartes & Identification" Trade Show in Paris announced the introduction of 90nm SOLID FLASH technology for its new generation of security ICs. With SOLID FLASH, Infineon is the worldwide ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 7, 2010
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Google's Android operating system has come a long way in the past year.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 7, 2010
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Before James Bond heads out on a mission, he has to stop in Q's laboratory for custom-made gadgets such as an exploding watch. Life wasn't so dashing for the suspected Russian spies arrested this week: They allegedly relied ...
Other
Jul 2, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although today flash memory is primarily used as a removable storage medium, it's currently becoming more and more appealing for a wider variety of applications. Moving beyond memory cards and flash drives, ...