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IBM and Micron: We Can Boost Memory Speeds 15-Times
wallstcheatsheet.com ^ | November 29 2011 | Debbie Baratz

Posted on 11/30/2011 11:22:23 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) have announced plans to produce a new memory chip to boost memory speeds by 15-times.

The companies disclosed the project today and said they will produce a commercially-manufactured Hybrid Memory Cubechip by Micron. The company is the United States’ largest manufacturer of memory chips as well as one of largest in the world.

IBM will contribute by manufacturing and supplying the ”controller” silicon that will be used in both the chip’s memory and in its 3D technology, which is based upon through-silicon via (TSV) conduits that electrically connect a stack of individual chips. This will be used with Micron’s dynamic random access memory.

In a statement today, IBM (NYSE:IBM) said, “IBM’s advanced TSV chipmaking process enables Micron’s Hybrid Memory Cube to achieve speeds 15 times faster than today’s technology.”

Networking and high-performance computing will utilize this new technology but the companies believe in the future, it will appear in consumer goods. The new chips are expected to ship in 2012′s second half.

Here’s how chip stocks are trading now:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computerchip; hitech; memorychip; micron

1 posted on 11/30/2011 11:22:32 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: ShadowAce; blam; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; NormsRevenge

fyi


2 posted on 11/30/2011 11:23:52 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Can they break Moore’s Law?


3 posted on 11/30/2011 11:24:54 AM PST by DBrow
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To: DBrow

It’s not really a law, but an economic correlationed truism for decades.


4 posted on 11/30/2011 11:42:21 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: DBrow
Moore's law was for for flatland chips,,,,they are going 3D with these chip stacks.
5 posted on 11/30/2011 11:46:50 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

That’s cool stuff,, chip stacks.. wow. reminds me of the old days , we had stacks of chips too, talk about slow stuff.. :-)


6 posted on 11/30/2011 11:53:26 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Paladin2

I was not being serious! It’s not a real law.


7 posted on 11/30/2011 12:02:05 PM PST by DBrow
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To: DBrow

It’s a good idea though.


8 posted on 11/30/2011 12:11:12 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Good for IBM and Micron. Hope these architectures work well for them. All will obviously benefit from it.


9 posted on 11/30/2011 1:16:10 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

This is GREAT NEWS!

There is still time to apply it to NOOT and Willard supporters before the primaries!


10 posted on 11/30/2011 2:03:43 PM PST by noprogs (Borders, Language, Culture....all should be preserved)
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11 posted on 12/01/2011 8:01:49 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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12 posted on 12/01/2011 8:02:35 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Gamers will want this for their video memory.


13 posted on 12/01/2011 8:05:54 AM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Heat sink Alert!


14 posted on 12/01/2011 8:22:00 AM PST by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Impressive - because most of these announcements are research-based with lots of woulds coulds and mays. Here they are speaking about product shipping in 2012. Huge difference.


15 posted on 12/01/2011 9:08:56 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Servers need a lot of memory and like it fast too.


16 posted on 12/01/2011 1:40:35 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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