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China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities
Trial Begins Of Samsung Executive Accused Of Stealing Chip Secrets
Trial begins in South Korea of former executive who allegedly attempted to use Samsung secrets in China chip plant deal
Samsung Warns Of 96 Percent Q2 Profit Plunge
Ongoing glut in chips sees Samsung warn that its second quarter profits are likely to plunge a staggering 96 percent
Semiconductor Revenue To Decline In 2023, Gartner Warns
Gartner forecasts global semiconductor revenue to decline 11.2 percent in 2023, amid economic uncertainties and weakening demand
Micron To Axe 10 Percent Of Staff, Amid Heavy Fab Spending
As it spends billions of dollars building new chip plants in the US, Micron confirms it will axe 10 percent of its workforce
Micron To Spend Up To $100 Billion To Build New York Chip Fab
White House welcomes news that new chip “megafab” costing up to $100bn will be constructed in New York by Micron Technology
Micron Breaks Ground For $15bn US Memory Chip Plant
Micron breaks ground for $15bn memory chip plant as part of $40bn US investment fuelled by $52bn Chips and Science Act
Samsung To Create 80,000 New Jobs, Plans $356 Billion Investment
South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will create 80,000 jobs, and will sink a $356 billion investment into the firm
IBM Triples PCM Storage Capacity So It Can Finally Challenge Flash
RIP Flash and DRAM? Big Blue researchers demonstrate reliable phase-change memory (PCM)
Samsung Posts Another Record Profit In Q3, Offloads LCD Venture
Samsung posts another record profit amid concerns about slowing smartphone sales
Samsung Begins Mass Production Of 3D V-NAND Flash
Samsung has begun the mass production of the first 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory chips
Diablo Extends DRAM With NAND Bridge
Diablo claims its Memory Channel approach offers lowers latency and better throughput for enterprise apps
Elpida Touts ReRAM As Possible DRAM Replacement
ReRAM, a new memory chip prototype, has been developed to be fast as DRAM but able to retain data when power is cut
Venray Touts Combined CPU/DRAM Chip For Heavy-Duty Applications
A US company emerging from stealth mode says combining CPU cores and DRAM on a single piece of silicon brings benefits
Thinfilm Teams With Xerox PARC For Printed Memory Device
The Palo Alto Research Center has teamed up with Thinfilm to develop non-volatile memory on plastic sheets
AMD Reveals Own Memory Chip Range For Desktops
AMD has introduced its own range of memory chips geared towards performance desktop PCs
Samsung Beefs Up MRAM With Grandis Buy
Samsung has boosted its solid state memory R&D capabilities with the acquisition of Grandis
IBM Scientists Claim Phase-Change Memory Breakthrough
IBM boffins have developed a new memory technology said to be cheaper and faster than Flash
Researcher Warns Of Memory Chip Shortage
A new report has warned that a high demand for DRAM chips, coupled with supply bottlenecks, could lead to a DRAM shortage