Computer storage has been stuck in an innovation rut over the last two decades. While consumer drives have improved immensely, the fundamentals they're based on haven't changed. Computers use DRAM for ...

Intel's interesting new memory technology will finally come to market next year. According to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on the company's most recent earnings call, the company plans to "ship thousands ...

A wafer of 3D XPoint memory. Image source: Intel. Microprocessor giant Intel has made it clear to investors that part of its long-term growth strategy will be to participate more aggressively in the ...

Computer chip maker Micron Technology Inc. Monday confirmed plans to buy out rival Intel Corp.’s stake in their flash memory joint venture company IM Flash Technologies for $1.5 billion. The IM Flash ...

Several months ago, a leaked spec sheet detailed an upcoming Intel 3D XPoint SSD, the Optane SSD DC P4800X, which was officially launched today finally proving that despite numerous delays, 3D XPoint ...

Intel’s 3D Xpoint debuted earlier this year, in the form of Optane storage drives, but we’ll have to wait a little longer until the technology appears in RAM form, as promised. An Intel Director has ...

Intel’s groundbreaking 3D Xpoint technology is poised to shake up computer memory and storage with its blazing fast speed and high capacity, but the chipmaker is still trying to figure out the best ...

MicronMU and Intel INTC took forward their long-standing relationship by updating the terms of their 3D XPoint joint development partnership formed in July 2015. The alliance resulted in the ...

What just happened? Micron Technology Inc. has announced it is exercising its right to buy Intel's stake in IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between the two companies. The deal includes a $1.5 ...

Intel has said the first solid-state drives to use its new 3D Xpoint memory technology will ship next year, under a new brand called Intel Optane. Intel first described the technology last month. It ...

Solid state drives tend to be faster than hard drives. And RAM (random access memory) tends to be faster still… but it’s “volatile” memory, which means that any data stored in RAM will disappear when ...

In 2015, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) talked up a new type of memory technology that it had developed jointly with memory specialist Micron, known as 3D XPoint. In a nutshell, 3D XPoint ...