Writing for 24/7 Wall St, analyst Chris Lange notes that both ARM and Rambus license their respective architecture and designs to industry processor and memory industry players. “Rambus operates as an international technology solutions company. Its technology solutions include memory, chip interfaces and architectures, end-to-end security and advanced LED lighting,” Lange explains.
GeIL’s Super Luce is DDR4 eye candy
GeIL has announced its slick DDR4 Super Luce lineup. Boasting colors of white, red or blue, the kits are expected to range from DDR4-2666 MHz to DDR4-3400 MHz and up to 64GB capacity. “The principle behind these kits is that the top of the module can beat at five different rates, based on the temperature of a thermal sensor on the module,” writes Ian Cutress of AnandTech.
Microsoft preps universal sensor driver set for Windows 10
IDG’s Agam Shah recently reported that every Windows 10 device will feature APIs “for developers to work with sensors.” “The company has been incorporating a universal sensor driver set so Windows 10 can exploit a slew of environmental, biometric, proximity and motion sensors on devices,” he explained.
Rambus celebrates 25 years of innovation
Founded in 1990 by Mark Horowitz and Mike Farmwald, Rambus scientists and engineers have spent the past quarter of a century bringing invention to market. “Rambus has a rich, 25-year history of developing and licensing technology to a wide variety of customers across multiple industries,” said Rambus CMO Jerome Nadel.
Cyber attacks target IP and military secrets
Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee on cyber operations and improving the military’s cybersecurity posture. Rogers, who serves as U.S. CyberCom chief, confirmed that the global movement of threat activity in cyberspace has effectively blurred roles and relationships among government agencies – as well as between the public and private sectors and the real and virtual worlds.
DRAM revenue increased 32% in 2014
Gartner analysts recently reported that worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $340.3 billion in 2014 – representing a 7.9 percent increase from 2013 revenue of $315.4 billion. According to Gartner research VP Andrew Norwood, the top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined revenue increased 11.7 percent, which was more than the overall industry’s growth. More specifically, the top 25 vendors accounted for 72.4 percent of total market revenue, up from 69.9 percent in 2013.
