http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/rambus.17.patent.claims.against.nv.denied/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiageforcegt240.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA claimed a legal victory on Tuesday as the US Patent and Trademark Office again denied a slew of patent claims Rambus has been using to try and block sales of NVIDIA's products. Similar to 41 previous claims, 17 claims by Rambus spread across three patents have been ruled invalid and can't be used in the memory maker's case with the International Trade Commission. The motion had argued tha... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/rambus.17.patent.claims.against.nv.denied/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/apple.triggers.holiday.09.flash.shortage/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ipodtouch3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's new iPods and other flash-based devices have sparked an industry-wide shortage in the NAND memory they use, unofficial industry contacts claimed today. Samsung, one of Apple's primary suppliers, is claimed by DigiTimes as having cut its supply of flash memory to Taiwan companies in half. Other companies are faring worse, as Hynix and Toshiba have only promised "limited supply" while Micr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/apple.triggers.holiday.09.flash.shortage/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/new.iphone.3gs.memory/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/micronnandflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two more companies are set to join the ranks supplying memory for the iPhone 3GS, industry sources claim. Hynix's 41nm NAND flash is said to have recently passed 3GS validation, paving the way for future deliveries. Details of a Micron agreement have also allegedly emerged, pointing to volume shipments for Apple beginning in August. Unlike Hynix, Micron has 34nm chips ready to go, the sources sa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/new.iphone.3gs.memory/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/nvidia.free.of.rambus.suit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/nvidiageforcegtx.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NVIDIA on Tuesday announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has initially rejected 41 patent infringement claims regarding seven patents Rambus has filed against NVIDIA back in July of 2008. NVIDIA challenged these claims in November of 2008, when Rambus filed a complaint in an International Trade Commission (ITC) action. All patent infringement claims from Rambus relate to memory ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/02/nvidia.free.of.rambus.suit/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/ftc.quits.rambus.case/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/rambusmmi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The US Federal Trade Commission today dropped its antitrust case against memory producer Rambus. The company had previously been found guilty of abusing its monopoly power but successfully won an appeal in 2008; the FTC's decision to quit follows after its own appeal was rejected in February and the government body considered its options. Officials say the departure comes after they decide it wo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/14/ftc.quits.rambus.case/ Thu, 14 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/hynix.1gb.54nm.mobile.ram/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/hynix1gbmobileddr2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hynix today revealed that it has produced the first 1-gigabit (256MB) mobile DDR2 memory based on a 54 nanometer manufacturing process. Shrinking the chip design has let the company simultaneously raise its maximum clock speed up to 1,066MHz -- the same as desktop memory -- but also to drastically reduce the power versus earlier mobile RAM. The denser memory consumes about half as much power as ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/hynix.1gb.54nm.mobile.ram/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/iphone.flash.memory.orders/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/toshiba16gigabit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's preparations for the next-generation iPhone line is constraining worldwide supplies for leading flash memory manufacturers and may increase prices. A new analyst report says that Appleís (unannounced) refresh of iPhones is putting increased pressure on flash memory manufacturers managing dwindling inventory. According to Cult of Mac, ThinkEquity analyst Vijay Rakesh is telling clients that... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/iphone.flash.memory.orders/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/hynix.1gb.ddr3.ram.chip/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/hynix2gbmobileram.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hynix has joined in launches at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference with what's billed as the world's first 1-gigabit DDR3 RAM chip. The storage is equivalent to about 128MB and was achieved by using a new 44-nanometer manufacturing process that Hynix notes is about 50 percent more efficient than the old 54nm technique it replaces. Power consumption should also go down with the adv... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/09/hynix.1gb.ddr3.ram.chip/ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/hynix.2gb.mobile.ram/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/hynix2gbmobileram.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hynix on Wednesday boosted its Mobile Memory line and said it has developed the world's first two gigabit (256 megabyte) mobile RAM chip. The use of a smaller 54 nanometer manufacturing process has let the company double its previous best capacity while also improving the performance over past chips. Bandwidth for the outside world has been stepped up to 400 megabits per second, while the chip c... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/03/hynix.2gb.mobile.ram/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/hynics.small.32gb.flash/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/hynix32gbflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hynix today unveiled a new upgrade to its flash memory that it hopes will dramatically improve the capacity of portable media players and other flash-bound devices. The company's version of three-bits-per-cell technology lets the company stack data to offer as much as 32 gigabytes of data into a tighter space. Despite the capacity jump, the 32GB chip occupies 30 percent less area than a more typ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/03/hynics.small.32gb.flash/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:10:00 GMT