Micron Technology, Inc. announced it is sampling the world’s first vertically-integrated 176-layer NAND solid-state drive (SSD) for the data center. The Micron 7450 SSD with NVMe delivers quality-of-service (QoS) latency at or below 2 milliseconds (ms),1 a wide capacity range, and the broadest set of form factors available to meet the needs of the most […]
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Memory and functional safety in autonomous vehicles
As software and its associated memory footprint continue to expand in vehicles, automotive system designers need a deeper understanding of DRAM and its impact. Robert Bielby • Micron Technologies Today’s high-end vehicles are recognized as among the largest embedded software applications in the world, with a total memory footprint expected to grow from today’s staggering […]
Ruggedized storage is engineered for data-intensive automotive systems
Micron announced that it is sampling 128GB and 256GB densities of its 96-layer NAND as part of its new portfolio of UFS 3.1 managed NAND products for automotive applications. With infotainment systems evolving to include high-resolution displays and human-machine interface capabilities based on artificial intelligence (AI), Micron’s UFS 3.1 portfolio provides much-needed high-throughput and low-latency […]
SSDs built with 176-layer NAND
Micron announced volume delivery of its first PCIe Gen4 solid-state drives (SSDs) built with the world’s first 176-layer NAND. The company is also shipping the world’s first 1α node-based LPDDR4x DRAM this month. LPDDR4x is the latest JEDEC specification for fourth-generation low-power DRAM with improved input/output voltage for substantially lower power, making it ideal for […]
Low-power memory qualified for automotive safety applications
The industry’s first automotive low-power DDR5 DRAM (LPDDR5) memory is hardware-evaluated to meet the most stringent Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL), ASIL D. The solution is part of Micron’s new portfolio of memory and storage products targeted for automotive functional safety based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 standard. Micron’s functional safety-evaluated DRAM […]
1α DRAM node enables more power-efficient and reliable memory designs
Micron Technology, Inc. announced volume shipment of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products built using the world’s most advanced DRAM process technology and offering major improvements in bit density, power, and performance. This milestone reinforces Micron’s competitive strength and complements its recent breakthroughs with the world’s fastest graphics memory and the first-to-ship 176-layer NAND. Micron plans […]
Discrete graphics memory accelerates photorealistic 3D experiences at 1 terabyte per second
Micron Technology, Inc. announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system bandwidth up to 1 terabyte per second (TB/s). Working with visual computing technology leader NVIDIA, Micron debuted GDDR6X in the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics processing units (GPUs), which are tailored to support the fast […]
Tech enablement program designed to accelerate DDR5 adoption
Micron Technology, Inc. announced a comprehensive enablement program which will provide early access to technical resources, products, and ecosystem partners. The Technology Enablement Program will aid in the design, development, and qualification of next-generation computing platforms that use DDR5, the most technologically advanced DRAM available. Today’s news, alongside the ratification of the JEDEC DDR5 standard, builds on […]
3D NAND Flash memory: Making HDDs obsolete in a data-centric world
A data-centric economy is evolving. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 debuted with 8 GB RAM and one terabyte (TB) of storage (purchasing a 512 GB SD card bumps it to 1 TB). The price tag is well over $1,000, so the rest of us will have to buy 1 TB of cloud storage from Google […]
Secure NOR flash memory to accelerate and authenticate edge intelligence
Micron Technology, Inc. introduced its new MT25Q NOR flash enabled with Authenta technology, providing content and command authentication to protect device functionality at the silicon level. This provides additional defenses to add enhanced trustworthiness for IoT devices, seamlessly expanding security to otherwise unsecured intelligent devices. High firmware integrity down to the lowest level of boot […]
