
Fudan smashes flash memory speed record with PoX
New non-volatile tech writes a bit in 400 picoseconds
A team of boffins at Fudan University have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a semiconductor storage device that writes a single bit in just 400 picoseconds — about 25 billion operations per second.

Motherboard soap opera ends in tragedy
BIOS update saga ends
The poor sod who had the PC-building world biting their nails over a BIOS update saga that lasted longer than many marriages has finally admitted defeat.

NAND flash prices set to plummet
Chipmakers to make production cuts
Due to oversupply, NAND flash prices are expected to fall faster than a team of free-falling parachuting elephants who have forgotten to pack a key ingredient of their act.

Google's Gemini 2.0 released
Search engine wants to remain in the game
In a move that screams “we’re still relevant,” Google has rolled out Gemini 2.0, the latest iteration of its multimodal AI model, almost exactly a year after the original Gemini debut.

Client SSD prices are expected to fall
Increased production decreased demand
According to a new report by the divination team of TrendForce analysts, client SSD prices are predicted to fall by 5-10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Kioxia releases industry's first UFS Ver. 4.0 embedded flash memory devices
For automotive applications
Kioxial Corporation has announced sampling of the industry's first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.0 embedded flash memory devices designed for automotive applications. The new standard will bring higher performance which is needed for a variety of next-generation automotive applications.

KIOXIA to unveils next-gen memory and SSD solutions at CES 2024
BiCS FLASH 3D, UFS 4.0, and SSD lineup
KIOXIA is coming to CES 2024 in full force, highlighting its extensive portfolio of solid state drives and memory solutions.

KIOXIA starts sampling 1TB UFS 3.1 embedded flash memory devices
The thinnest one yet at 1.1mm
KIOXIA has announced that it has started sampling its 1TB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) ver. 3.1 embedded flash memory devices, which is also the thinnest 1TB UFS offering available at just a 1.1mm high package.

Microsoft kills Flash early
No point waiting for Christmas
Microsoft has released a Windows update that removes Adobe's Flash Player before it reaches end of support on December 31, 2020.

Flash will not see 2021
Execution date set
Three years ago, long after the rise (and fall) of Flash, Adobe announced that its once-ubiquitous multimedia platform was finally going away. But Adobe never provided a specific date for when Flash would reach its end-of-life. Now it seems that its time on death row will be over on December 31, 2020.