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IC product development trends are shifting. We provide guidance and consultation services to companies relying on correct interpretation of those trends.

World of Memory Technologies
Joined June 2009
Role of PC declining while strong growth in Mobile? NAND SSD in servers? Markers on the path toward new/emerging NVM. tinyurl.com/crq9c2l
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Continuing consolidation of memory suppliers and the possible impact on the need for 450mm fabs. tinyurl.com/7muaj54
Replying to @eklee007
@eklee007 Enjoyed your 3-part blog on SSD/NAND. You might enjoy SSD/NAND from IC memory POV. tinyurl.com/7vn7xbz
Cost/bit of new memory technologies relative to DRAM/NAND—it that really the question we should be asking? tinyurl.com/7vn7xbz
Enterprise SSDs as a gateway for new and emerging memory technologies? Great specs from simulation of NAND+ReRAM SSD. tinyurl.com/6za4bqu
Battery vendors moving from PC high volume/low value to mobile and EV products—high volume/high value. DRAM to follow? tinyurl.com/6za4bqu
Crocus assembles a formidable business and manufacturing infrastructure for their Magnetic Logic Unit (MLU) TAS MRAM tinyurl.com/7vwu7u7
IMEC announces functional 10x10nm ReRAM cell at IEDM tinyurl.com/73y47dd
Micron ReRAM program with Sony follows recently announced STT MRAM program with Singapore's Data Storage Institute. tinyurl.com/7tsk6qs
Recent Jedec memory conference confirmed impact of servers on the development of memory interfaces and technologies. tinyurl.com/7cqgcnw
Hybrid Memory solution for enterprise servers from Viking provides secure memory backup from power interruptions. tinyurl.com/4xxulau
Comment on HP’s planned exit from PC's - Memory companies are best positioned to benefit from Post-PC era. tinyurl.com/42f23va
Grandis/Samsung agreement supports our past forecasts of new memory competition shifting from spread sheets to fabs. tinyurl.com/3nt6sl7
Adesto/Altis ReRAM fab highlights shift to next level for new memory ICs. Focus is shifting from tech papers to fabs. tinyurl.com/6za4bqu
SiP and Emerging Memory Technologies synergy. Broader memory performance becomes differentiation between SiP over SOC. tinyurl.com/3sqhz6s
CMOS Emerging Technologies Conf next week (www.cmoset.com/2011.html) See “Final Meeting Program” for Memory Technologies in Session 2C.
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Will $300M fab investment influence OEM designs and accelerate learning curve for emerging memory technology? http://tinyurl.com/4xll36v
$300M Investment in Crocus’ TAS-MRAM brings in major new player and potential high volume fab. http://tinyurl.com/3blkc7c
Panasonic brief announcement of 2M ReRAM samples scheduled for end of year. http://tinyurl.com/3pqcvkh
FRAM ferrro-electric memory update. Hectic year so far, but still strong forward progress and great potential. http://tinyurl.com/44m28jv