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Remembering WarGames and the IMSAI 8080
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/remembering-wargames-and-the-imsai-8080-2/Launched in 1975, the IMSAI 8080 was an early microcomputer built around Intel’s 8080 and 8085 microprocessors. According to Wikipedia, memory options included 256/4K bytes on a 4K board (static), along with 16K, 32K and 64K DRAM configurations. In terms of storage, the IMSAI supported a cassette drive, floppy disks (5 1⁄4 & 8″) and […]
China’s DRAM consumption hit $10.2 billion in 2014
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/chinas-dram-consumption-hit-10-2-billion-in-2014-2/DRAMeXchange recently reported that nearly 5 billion DRAM chips from the 2GB category have been consumed in China, accounting for 19.2% of the world’s total DRAM output. More specifically, China’s PC DRAM consumption currently stands at approximately 15%, with mobile DRAM on track to gradually replace PC DRAM as the mainstream (DRAM) category due to […]
EE Times talks SBCs and RAM
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/ee-times-talks-sbcs-and-ram-2/EE Times journalist Cabe Atwell recently noted that a plethora of single board computer (SBC) manufacturers are popping up on the market every year, bringing a myriad of hardware options in tow. “Some of the newer SBCs to hit the market are certainly impressive, given their respective price points, multicore CPUs and gigabytes worth of […]
Securing the IoT starts at the core
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/securing-the-iot-starts-at-the-core-2/Writing for NewElectronics, Ben Jun of the Cryptography Research division of Rambus says securing the Internet of Things (IoT) starts at the core. “The risks associated with a rapidly growing IoT include privacy, unauthorized access, malicious control and denial of service,” he explains. “[Multiple] companies are developing solutions to address a diverse set of security […]
Making sense of Big Data in the age of the IoT
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/making-sense-of-big-data-in-the-age-of-the-iot-2/Big Data is an all-encompassing term used to describe the collection of large and complex data sets. As Kirk Marko of Forbes notes, the rapid advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) means our data supply – both as individuals and businesses – will be shifting into overdrive. “Data collection and connectedness [are being] added to all […]
A modular homeostasis for next-gen data centers
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/a-modular-homeostasis-for-next-gen-data-centers-2/Writing for ITBusinessEdge, Arthur Cole confirms that modular infrastructure has gained a firm footing in the data center industry. To be sure, nearly all of the platforms currently on the market are optimized for scale-out, cloud-ready architectures. “MarketsandMarkets puts the current value of the modular data infrastructure market at about $6.5 billion and expects it […]
DRAM leads all semiconductors in 2014
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/dram-leads-all-semiconductors-in-2014-2/Worldwide semiconductor revenue remains on track to reach $338 billion in 2014, a 7.2 percent increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 6.7 percent growth. According to Gartner analysts, DRAM leads all semiconductors in 2014 with revenue growth of 26.3 percent – and is expected to reach all-time revenue high of $44.1 […]
Understanding the IoT’s evolving requirements
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/understanding-the-iots-evolving-requirements-2/A new report published by Beecham Research confirms that a successful attack against cyber-physical systems connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to cause significant damage to individuals, businesses and national critical infrastructure. “While we may have some visibility of potential attacks over a few months, we need to protect IoT devices […]
Building a foundation for secure RPMs
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/building-a-foundation-for-secure-rpms-2/Approximately 100 million wearable remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices will ship over the next 5 years. According to ABI Research, the RPM market has been boosted by increased interest and awareness about the benefits of supporting healthcare away from the hospital and into patients’ homes. As principal ABI analyst Jonathan Collins points out, RPMs offers […]
Securing and moving a dynamic IoT
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/securing-and-moving-a-dynamic-iot-2/Rambus Fellow and futurist Rich Page is perhaps best known as one of the leading engineering architects responsible for the development of early MacIntosh systems. Page was also a co-founder of NeXT Computers with Steve Jobs, where he led the design of the famed NeXT Cube, NeXTstation and Turbo NeXTstation. After NeXT, Page was president […]
