When memory qubits and photons get entangled
Encrypting data in a way that ensures secure communication is an ever-growing challenge because crucial components of today's encryption systems cannot withstand future quantum computers. Researchers around the world are therefore working on technolo.....»»
Flash deal: Apple"s M1 Mac mini on sale for $629 today only
B&H has released a new Apple Deal Zone today, with the M1 Mac mini eligible for a $70 cash discount with free shipping.Grab this M1 Mac mini deal today only.Today only, pick up the standard Mac mini with Apple's M1 chip, 8GB of memory and a 256GB SSD.....»»
Samsung to maintain memory output ramp-up despite demand slowdown fears
While Micron Technology and other memory chipmakers plan to scale back output and slow down capacity expansions amid growing demand fears, Samsung Electronics is sticking to its capex plan this year and has yet to revise its bold R&D and manufacturin.....»»
Google Chrome adding Memory and Energy Saver modes on Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks
With Chrome 108, Google is introducing Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes to improve the browser’s performance and extend battery life, respectively. more… The post Google Chrome adding Memory and Energy Saver modes on Mac, Windows, and Chrome.....»»
Google is making Chrome less of a battery and memory hog
Google has announced that they will be making some changes to its Chrome browser to be less of a memory and battery hog. The post Google is making Chrome less of a battery and memory hog first appeared on Phandroid. One of the main criticis.....»»
Best of Last Year: The top Phys.org articles of 2022
It was a good year for research of all kinds as three men shared the Nobel Prize in physics for their work that showed that tiny particles separated from one another at great distances can be entangled. Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger.....»»
“Memory Saver” might cure Chrome’s insatiable appetite for RAM
Background tabs will get kicked out of memory, but only if you allow it. Enlarge / One of the many "Chrome as a RAM-eating Pac-Man" memes. (credit: GallowBoob) Forget AAA ray-traced video games or mining cryptocurrency.....»»
KLA intros new metrology tool for advanced memory manufacturing
KLA has announced a new addition to its advanced metrology portfolio to address vertical scaling challenges in memory chip manufacturing......»»
SK Hynix develops MCR DIMM
SK Hynix has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks (MCR) dual in-line memory module, which the memory chipmaker claims is the world's fastest server DRAM product......»»
Japan looking to next-generation semiconductors, says JST president
While the US leads in IC design, Taiwan leads in wafer foundry and IC packaging/testing, and South Korea leads in DRAM/flash memory, Japan is focusing on development of next-generation semiconductors, according to president Hashimoto Kazuhito for Jap.....»»
Memory module makers report decreased November revenues
Most downstream memory module makers, including Adata Technology, Apacer Technology, and Innodisk, witnessed a month-on-month decline in November revenues as memory prices have continued to slip in the fourth quarter......»»
Apple"s M1 Max MacBook Pro 14-inch with 32GB RAM dips to $2,445, plus $70 off AppleCare
Save $454 on the high-end 14-inch MacBook Pro configuration with Apple's M1 Max chip and 32GB of memory, with units in stock and ready to ship with free expedited delivery.This 14-inch MacBook Pro is loaded.Apple's MacBook Pro 14-inch with the M1 Max.....»»
Server DRAM contract prices to hit bottom by 1Q23
Contract prices for server DRAM memory are expected to hit bottom between the fourth quarter of 2022 and first-quarter 2023 and then start recovering, according to industry sources......»»
Quantum light source could pave the way to a quantum internet
The ability to integrate fiber-based quantum information technology into existing optical networks would be a significant step toward applications in quantum communication. To achieve this, quantum light sources must be able to emit single photons wi.....»»
Silicon Motion Technology actively competes for automotive application
NAND flash controller IC design house Silicon Motion Technology in early 2022 entered the automotive application for the first time by providing Toyota Motor with such ICs used in automotive memory storage of Toyota car models launched in the China m.....»»
Save $150 on Apple"s Midnight MacBook Air M2 with 16GB RAM & 10-core GPU, in stock now
Apple's popular MacBook Air with an upgraded M2 chip and 16GB of memory is $150 off in the gorgeous Midnight finish. In stock with free expedited shipping, plus bonus savings on AppleCare.Save on Apple's M2 MacBook Air.Save $150 on the highly sought.....»»
Adafruit QT Py ESP32 Pico
The QT Py ESP32 Pico is a tiny microcontroller board featuring Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The heart of the board is the all-in-one ESP32 Pico V3 02. This chip provides 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (with BLE). It has 8 MB of flash memory and 2.....»»
Changing the color of quantum light on an integrated chip
Optical photons are ideal carriers of quantum information. But to work together in a quantum computer or network, they need to have the same color—or frequency—and bandwidth. Changing a photon's frequency requires altering its energy, which is pa.....»»
How superconducting memory could help data centers reduce their carbon footprints
Few of us realize that listening to music on Spotify or watching Netflix or YouTube releases CO2 in the process. Online services use data stored on servers in data centers, and they guzzle energy. Physicist Remko Fermin researched methods to make the.....»»
Quantum leap for research into unhackable communications networks
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have published new research into the phenomenon known as quantum entanglement. This is when two particles—such as photons of light—remain connected even when they're separated by vast d.....»»
Model Mainframe
With how important desktop and laptop computers are to the world today, it’s hard to imagine that, not too long ago, they used to be the size of refrigerators and entire rooms. However, Nicolas Temese has found a way to keep the memory o.....»»