A strike at Samsung factories may disrupt the release of HBM memory
Until now, the management of Samsung Electronics has managed not only to ignore the demands of the trade union, which were put forward at the beginning of the year, but…
SoftBank bought chipmaker Graphcore to strengthen its position in AI
The Japanese holding company SoftBank has acquired the British company Graphcore, which specializes in the production of chips, including solutions for artificial intelligence. The deal is part of SoftBank’s multibillion-dollar…
JEDEC decides on preliminary HBM4 memory standard
JEDEC has published a preliminary specification for fourth-generation HBM4 memory, which promises significant increases in capacity and throughput for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing systems. Image Source: AMD The new…
US chipmakers are increasing supplies of equipment to China, despite export restrictions
Despite export restrictions imposed by the US government, American chip manufacturing equipment manufacturers have significantly increased their shipments to China. This applies primarily to equipment for the production of obsolete…
Western Digital released 8 TB gaming SSD WD_Black SN850X for only $850
Western Digital has expanded its series of NVMe solid-state drives WD_Black SN850X with an 8 TB model. This series of PCIe 4.0 SSDs previously featured 1, 2 and 4 TB…
Micron introduced the Crucial P310, its first SSD in the M.2 2230 form factor
The portable consoles segment is actively developing. Valve Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally and similar solutions have created demand for M.2 2230 type drives. All major manufacturers have such SSDs,…
Kioxia to file for IPO in coming days, with shares scheduled for late October
Formally, the Japanese company Kioxia traces its history back to December 2017, but it received its current name in October 2019, and the flash memory business was separated from the…