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Bolstering bandwidth and capacity with new memory tech
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/bolstering-bandwidth-and-capacity-with-new-memory-tech/Rambus’ John Eble and Frank Ferro recently penned an article for Data Center Dynamics that explores how new memory technology can help bolster both bandwidth and capacity in the data center. As the two note, DDR4 delivers up to 1.5x performance improvement over DDR3, while reducing power by an impressive 25% on the memory interface. […]
Encouraging PSD2 compliance beyond the EU
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/encouraging-psd2-compliance-beyond-the-eu/PSD2 & improved consumer protection Seth Ruden, a senior fraud consultant at ACI Worldwide, has written an article for PaymentsSource that explores the benefits of U.S. issuers embracing the EU’s PSD2 (Payments Services Directive). As Ruden observes, the European directive stipulates a standard baseline for data security and a set of policies to ensure that […]
GLOBALFOUNDRIES highlights HBM2 PHY collaboration with Rambus
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/globalfoundries-highlights-hbm2-phy-collaboration-with-rambus/2Tbps multi-lane HBM2 PHY Earlier this month, GLOBALFOUNDRIES demonstrated silicon functionality of a 2.5D packaging solution for its high-performance 14nm FinFET FX-14 integrated design system for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The 2.5D ASIC solution includes a stitched interposer capability to overcome lithography limitations and a two terabits per second (2Tbps) multi-lane HBM2 PHY, developed in […]
Wireless VR to strain data networks
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/wireless-vr-to-strain-data-networks/Juniper Research analysts forecast that wireless VR headsets (smartphone-based and standalone) data consumption will increase by over 650% over the next 4 years, from nearly 2,800PB (Petabytes) in 2017 to over 21,000PB in 2021. Moreover, when combined with traffic generated by VR headsets tethered to PCs and consoles, data consumption is expected to reach over […]
SiFive and Rambus to provide IP for the ‘DesignShare’ economy
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/sifive-and-rambus-to-provide-ip-for-the-designshare-economy/SiFive has announced a collaborative partnership with Rambus. More specifically, the latter company’s security technology will be made available for use with SiFive’s Freedom platforms. This includes a hardware root-of-trust, cryptographic cores, key provisioning capabilities and high-value services that are enabled by design. As SiFive CEO Naveed Sherwani points out, leading companies in the semiconductor […]
How NVDIMM-N enables higher system performance
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/how-nvdimm-n-enables-higher-system-performance/Sarvagya Kochak, a senior product marketing manager at Rambus, recently penned an article for Semiconductor Engineering that explores the concept of enabling higher system performance with NVDIMM-N. According to Kochak, the shift from the traditional enterprise data center to the cloud is driving significant demand for increased bandwidth and lower latencies. This demand, says Kochak, […]
Accelerating mobile payment adoption with value-added services
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/accelerating-mobile-payment-adoption-with-value-added-services/André Stoorvogel, a product marketing director at Rambus, has written an article for Finextra about accelerating mobile payment adoption with value-added services. Value-added services “As the high-profile success of mobile applications such as Starbucks attests, the key driver of mobile commerce is the efficient deployment and integration of value-added services such as rewards, loyalty, gift […]
Minding the mobile self-checkout loss prevention gap
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/minding-the-mobile-self-checkout-loss-prevention-gap/Earlier this month, Forrester principal analyst Brendan Miller observed that the success of mobile self-checkout is contingent upon bridging the loss prevention gap. As Miller notes, consumer demands and expectations have created a new alternative to queuing at many retailers. For example, Starbucks’ Mobile Order and Pay program now accounts for 20% of peak transactions […]
5G edge computing in a post-GIGO world
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/5g-edge-computing-in-a-post-gigo-world/There are many who would dispute the notion that we are living in a post-GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) world. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that the ubiquitous Internet of Things (IoT) has created a digital tsunami of valuable data generated by a wide range of devices, systems and IoT endpoints such as vehicles, wearables, smartphones […]
Can the IoT be immunized?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/can-the-iot-be-immunized/The Financial Times recently published an article that explores the dangers of an unsecured IoT ecosystem. As the article notes, human pandemics such as the Spanish Flu illustrate how poor cyber-health could potentially lead to a global malware attack. “The deadliest plague in history is the influenza pandemic of 1918. The so-called Spanish Flu claimed victims […]
