Last year, Intel and Micron announced that they'd developed a new memory standard. This new memory, 3D XPoint (pronounced "crosspoint") is a non-volatile memory that Intel is advertising as the first ...

But what exactly is Optane, and what is it good for? (Analytics and AI, to name two major use cases.) If you’re not feeling up to speed, don’t worry. We’ll have you covered on all the basics in the ...

Intel will begin shipping its next-generation non-volatile Optane memory for PCs beginning April 24. Intel, which developed the Optane memory with its partner Micron under the name “3D Xpoint,” said ...

When Intel introduced its Optane memory solution, it was deemed the future of computing. "For the first time ever, we'll be able to equip computers with memory that's faster than NAND and more dense ...

TL;DR: Intel and SoftBank unveiled next-generation ZAM memory prototypes featuring a unique Z-angle interconnect architecture that improves thermal management and reduces power consumption by 40-50%.

Multiple PC OEMs are selling laptops outfitted with Intel Optane cache drives -- but they're improperly combining that information in ways that makes it seem as if the Optane cache drive represents ...

A new technical paper titled “Side-Channel Attacks on Optane Persistent Memory” was published by researchers at University of Virginia, Cornell University, and Graz University of Technology. This ...

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