Rambus, Kingston develop module

Rambus, specialising in high-speed memory architectures, and Kingston Technology, a memory products company, are jointly developing a threaded module prototype using DDR3 DRAM technology, states ECN Asia.

Initial silicon results show an improvement in data throughput of up to 50%, while reducing power consumption by 20% compared to conventional modules.

As demand grows for throughput-intensive computing in notebooks, desktops and servers, the performance requirements on DRAM memory subsystems rises dramatically and as a result, multi-core computing requires more bandwidth and higher rates of random access from DRAM memory.

Toshiba has unveiled a line of high-performance hard disc drives for laptops and all-in-one desktops, reports InformationWeek.

The MKxx56GSY series operates at 7 200 revolutions per minute and is available at up to a half-terabyte of capacity and comes in four models, as an expansion of Toshiba's portfolio of 2.5-inch drives.

The products improve performance by more than 13% compared to Toshiba's previous family of 7 200 RPM drives, and have a 3Gbps SATA interface.

According to Forward Concepts' latest market research survey, 'Ultra mobile device & chip market opportunities', ultra mobile devices, mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and smartbooks are poised to displace smartphones (primarily) and to a lesser extent netbooks and notebook PCs, as niche market leaders by 2014, says TMCnet.

Research analysts at the firm claimed these new-age technology devices, especially the smartbook, are eliciting significant customer interest because they serve a gap between high-end smartphones and netbooks.

A smartbook, for example, promises to deliver features typical in smartphones such as always-on, all-day battery life, 3G connectivity, and GPS, and comes with a larger keyboard that is more conducive to high-speed typing.