James Sanders of TechRepublic has confirmed that 16 GB SO-DIMM modules are now starting to become generally available from multiple vendors. “[This] eases RAM constraints in devices that have a limited number of slots for RAM modules,” he explained.
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White House eyes sensors for smart cities
Writing for The Verge, Jacob Kastrenakes reports that the White House has allocated $160 million to create smart cities. “[These] cities are wired up with sensors that can relay data back to local organizations, companies and governments so that they can identify issues and more quickly respond to changes,” he explained.
Minding the memory gap
Mark LaPedus of Semiconductor Engineering recently reported that memory chips and storage devices are struggling to keep pace with the growing demands of data processing. “To solve the problem, chipmakers have been working on several next-generation memory types. [However], most technologies have been delayed or fallen short of their promises,” he explained.
Evolving differential power analysis targets SIM cards
Ernest Worthman of Semiconductor Engineering recently noted that differential power analysis (DPA) has been a threat vector on the chip landscape for a number of years.
“[DPA] was discovered around the mid 1990s by the teams at Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division,” he explained. “It turned out to be a very effective tool for compromising the ubiquitous SIM card environment.”
Winbond licenses DPA countermeasures from Rambus Cryptography Research
Winbond Electronics has licensed differential power analysis (DPA) countermeasures from Rambus’ Cryptography Research division. By implementing DPA countermeasures in flash memory components, Winbond will ensure the data integrity of products that run applications requiring a high level of security – including mobile payments, premium content, automotive and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The importance of understanding bandwidth
Did you know that the terms “latency” and “bandwidth” are frequently misused?
According to Loren Shalinsky, a Strategic Development Director at Rambus, latency refers to how long the CPU needs to wait before the first data is available. Meanwhile, bandwidth describes how fast additional data can be “streamed” after the first data point has arrived.
