DRAM
Corsair has started sales of its Dominator Titanium memory modules that were formally introduced this May. The new modules bring together luxurious look, customizable design, and extreme data transfer rates of up to 8000 MT/s. Speaking of performance, the company implied that it intends to introduce Dominator Titanium with speed bins beyond DDR5-8000 when the right platform arrives. Corsair's Dominator Titanium family is based around 16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, and 48 GB memory modules that come in kits ranging from 32GB (2 x 16GB) up to 192GB (4x 48GB). As for performance, the lineup listed at the company's website includes DDR5-6000 CL30, DDR5-6400 CL32, DDR5-6600 CL32, DDR5-7000 CL34, DDR5-7000 CL36, DDR5-7200 CL34, and DDR5-7200 CL36 with voltages of 1.40 V – 1.45V. Although Corsair...
SK Hynix Set to Build a New Memory Fab
SK Hynix last week announced plans to build another semiconductor fab near its headquarters in Icheon, South Korea. The production facility is not going to be as big and...
16 by Anton Shilov on 7/30/2018Samsung Announces First LPDDR5 DRAM Chip, Targets 6.4Gbps Data Rates & 30% Reduced Power
Samsung has been on a roll lately with memory & storage-related announcements, and that roll is continuing today with a new DRAM-related announcement out of the juggernaut. This afternoon...
13 by Ryan Smith on 7/16/2018Zen and Vega DDR4 Memory Scaling on AMD's APUs
We have previously explored the importance of memory scaling within AMDs Ryzen CPUs: the question being answered today is how much of an effect on performance does the memory...
74 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/28/2018Micron Begins Mass Production of GDDR6
This morning Micron is announcing that they’ve kicked off production of their next-generation GDDR6 memory. This next step in production comes on the heels of their internal qualification, which...
29 by Ryan Smith on 6/25/2018The AnandTech Podcast, Episode 48: Computex 2018
Wrapping up Computex 2018 with discussions about AMD's Threadripper 2 with 32 cores, Intel's new limited edition Core i7-8086K, and that really odd 28-core 5 GHz demo where Intel...
23 by Ian Cutress on 6/15/2018G.Skill Trident Royal Crystalline DRAM: Premium Gemstone Glamour
Despite virtually everything in the consumer world being unnecessarily stuffed to the gills with RGB LEDs, they seem to sell like hotcakes. I was told earlier this year by...
32 by Ian Cutress on 6/14/2018Building for Apache Pass: Why Some Skylake Servers Already have 8 DIMMs Per Socket
If you don’t have a hand in a server day in and day out, it was perhaps not obvious why some Skylake servers when launched had eight memory slots...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/13/2018Corsair Announces Vengeance RGB Pro Memory: Up to DDR-4000, 10 RGB LEDs
Corsair on Monday introduced its latest family of memory modules designed for enthusiasts and modders. The Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 DIMMs bring together rather high performance and style: they...
4 by Anton Shilov on 6/4/2018Gordon Moore’s Desk at Intel: 50 Years of Silicon Wafers
Today was Intel’s Data Center Tech Summit, where the first Optane-based memory modules are officially disclosed, although a full launch is set for later this year. The Summit did...
37 by Ian Cutress on 5/30/2018Samsung Unveils 32 GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMMs
Samsung on Wednesday introduced its first consumer products based on its 16 Gb DDR4 memory chips demonstrated earlier this year. The new SO-DIMMs are aimed at high-performance notebooks that...
19 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2018Cadence and Micron Demo DDR5-4400 IMC and Memory, Due in 2019
Cadence this week introduced the industry’s first IP interface in silicon for the current provisional DDR5 specification developed by JEDEC. Cadence’s IP and test chip us fabricated using TSMC’s...
31 by Anton Shilov on 5/3/2018Chinese DRAM Industry Spreading Its Wings: Two More DRAM Fabs Ready
Two more DRAM makers based in China, Innotron Memory and Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit, are gearing up for volume production of computer memory in the coming month. Both...
22 by Anton Shilov on 4/25/2018Corsair Unveils "Pearlescent White" Dominator Platinum Special Edition Contrast DIMMs
Corsair this week introduced its new Dominator Platinum series memory modules designed for modders and enthusiasts primarily interested in style. The new Dominator Platinum Special Edition Contrast DDR4 DIMMs...
11 by Anton Shilov on 4/13/2018Samsung Demos 64 GB RDIMM Based on 16 Gb Chips, Promises 256 GB LRDIMMs
Samsung is demonstrating its 64 GB DDR4 memory module based on 16 Gb chips this week at the OCP U.S. Summit. The 64 GB RDIMM that the company is...
11 by Anton Shilov on 3/22/2018Samsung Preps to Build Another Multi-Billion Dollar Memory Fab Near Pyeongtaek
Samsung has begun preparations to build another semiconductor production facility near Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The fab will produce various types of memory as the market demands, and if unofficial...
16 by Anton Shilov on 3/1/2018Chinese Xi’an UniIC Semiconductors Starts to Sell DDR4 Chips and Modules
Xi’an UniIC Semiconductors, a memory producer based in China, has started to sell DDR4 DRAM chips and modules that were developed and made in-house. This is the first time...
30 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2018G.Skill Unveils 16GB DDR4-4700 Trident Z RGB DRAM Kit: Samung B-die & RGB LED
G.Skill announced today a new Trident Z RGB kit which is now the fastest DDR4 memory kit in their product stack. The new dual-channel kit is designed for Z370...
7 by Joe Shields on 2/6/2018SK Hynix Lists GDDR6 Memory as ‘Available Now’, Publishes Final Specs
SK Hynix has updated its product catalogue and now lists its GDDR6 memory chips as “available now”. In addition, the company published final specifications of its GDDR6 product family...
9 by Anton Shilov on 2/6/2018AMD to Ramp up GPU Production, But RAM a Limiting Factor
One of the more tricky issues revolving around the GPU shortages of the past several months has been the matter of how to address the problem on the GPU...
34 by Ryan Smith on 1/31/2018SK Hynix’s Product Catalog Lists 16 Gb DDR4 Chips, Opens Doors to 256 GB DIMMs
SK Hynix has recently added single-die DDR4 memory chips featuring 16 Gb capacity to its product catalog. The benefit of the increase in single-die capacity is two fold: not...
14 by Anton Shilov on 1/25/2018