Project Zero, Google’s security analyst unit, has proved that rowhammer can be used as an exploit to gain superuser privileges on some computers. Row Hammer, or rowhammer is a method of flipping bits ...

Powerchip Semiconductor broke ground on two new advanced factories for DRAM (dynamic RAM) and flash memory chip production on Tuesday, despite an ongoing memory chip glut. Investment in the two ...

What is RAM?Over the past few years, nearly every PC component, including storage drives, graphics accelerators, motherboards, and CPUs, has seen significant performance updates—everything except the ...

The 1G bit DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip has replaced 512M bit DRAM as the mainstream memory capacity in the PC industry as of October, according to DRAMeXchange, a sign most PCs coming off production lines ...

Many technologies have sought to displace DRAM as the industry’s low-cost RAM solution, yet they have failed because they cannot credibly replace DRAM. Some required exotic new materials that were ...

IBM on Wednesday plans to unveil a new way of putting memory on processors that it thinks will dramatically improve performance. Starting with its 45-nanometer processors next year, IBM will use ...

RAM consists of a grid of memory cells, each capable of storing a small amount of data, typically one bit (binary digit) or a few bits. These cells are organized into rows and columns, forming a ...

Rising DRAM (dynamic RAM) prices could mean bad news for users who hope to find cheap computers packed with lots of memory. A three-month rally in memory prices is causing discomfort among PC makers ...

The change to flash memory from DRAM (dynamic RAM) for PalmOne Inc.’s new Treo 650 smart phone appears to have had the unintended consequence of reducing the amount of memory that is actually ...

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is one of those tech terms that has permeated the everyday lexicon, often used but rarely deeply understood. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your computer, buy a new ...

The most common type of computer memory and generally available today in the form of DDR SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic RAM) chips (see SDRAM). Most all volatile memory is dynamic RAM, ...