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AMD Doubles Memory Capacity
News AMD's Mirror Bit architecture is compatible with current standard low-voltage parts but claims to be able to store two bits of data in one memory cell, effectively doubling the memory capacity without significantly increasing cost.
[May 17, 2001, 7:59]
AMD Adds More Flash To Its Memory
News AMD is expanding the variety of chips based on its flash-memory technology that allows twice as much data to be stored on cell phones and other consumer electronics devices. Creating new renditions of flash memory is an important move for AMD.
[November 13, 2002, 8:13]
AMD Exposes Flash Plans
News Spansion, the flash memory division of AMD, will come out with new chips next year that could allow it to expand into wider markets. These chips will be capable of being inserted into cell phones, which typically use NOR flash memory, the kind made...
[November 9, 2004, 9:38]
AMD Spurred On By Flash
News That's the story in flash memory, AMD executives say. Spansion, the flash memory division of AMD, on Monday plans to announce a new generation of its MirrorBit flash memory chips for cellphones and networking equipment.
[June 14, 2004, 9:00]
AMD And Fujitsu Combine Flash Operations
News AMD and Fujitsu will combine their flash memory operations in a new company to cut costs, lower prices and speed up production in a difficult market. The new company, announced on Monday, essentially streamlines the 10-year-old joint venture for...
[April 1, 2003, 7:54]
AMD Lets Loose With New Flash Memory
News AMD said on Monday it has begun shipping MirrorBit, its newest flash memory technology, in small quantities to its device maker partners. By increasing the amount of data per cell, AMD says it can offer flash memory that stores more data but sells...
[May 13, 2002, 16:24]
AMD Unveils Low-power Flash Memory
News AMD has sold 1.8-volt flash memory chips before, but the company says the new one, dubbed Am29BDS640G, will consume up to 95 percent less power than competing products. Creating new flavours of flash memory is also important for AMD.
[August 7, 2002, 15:56]
Spansion Sees Profits In Flash Memory's Future
News Spansion, created from a flash-memory joint venture started by AMD and Fujitsu, says that the "charge-trapping" technology that underlies its MirrorBit and Ornand flash chips provides a path for the industry to continue to shrink the size — and...
[November 29, 2007, 14:05]
TI And AMD Team On Next-generation Mobile
News TI and AMD will collaborate on a 3G architecture, incorporating TI's processors and AMD's Flash memory, that the companies say will make it easier to develop gadgets using Bluetooth, global positioning system (GPS) and other high-tech add-ons.
[October 3, 2000, 10:27]
US Report: AMD And Motorola Team Up
News The two will announce a patent cross-licensing deal on Monday that, among other things, gives AMD access to Motorola's copper manufacturing technology and gives Motorola rights to AMD's embedded flash memory and networking products.
[July 20, 1998, 12:04]
AMD Mirror Bit
White Papers AMD's MirrorBit cell doubles the storage capability of the basic Flash memory cell and therefore enables low-cost, high-density Flash memory products. A breakthrough design and a radical new process technology, coupled with a relentless commitment...
[January 9, 2005, 23:00]
A Year Ago: AMD And Motorola Team Up
News The two will announce a patent cross-licensing deal on Monday that, among other things, gives AMD access to Motorola's copper manufacturing technology and gives Motorola rights to AMD's embedded flash memory and networking products.
[July 20, 1999, 6:09]
Flash Miniature Cards Out By August
News The driving forces in Flash are behind MC," said Peter Heinrich, European marketing manager for memories at AMD. The world's biggest Flash memory specialists will formally back the Miniature Card (MC) standard for small format cards in an...
[July 22, 1996, 17:15]
Five Years Ago: Flash Miniature Cards Out By August
News The driving forces in Flash are behind MC," said Peter Heinrich, European marketing manager for memories at AMD. The world's biggest Flash memory specialists will formally back the Miniature Card (MC) standard for small format cards in an...
[July 22, 2001, 7:30]
Intel Plans Flash Memory Price Hike
News The pricing increase could also help Intel rival AMD, the second-largest manufacturer of processors with flash memory. AMD has increased its market share for flash memory in the cell phone market, according to Bertrand Cambou, vice president of...
[November 26, 2002, 8:26]
Chipmaker Meets Expectations
News The solid quarter was due to flash memory sales that rose to a company record, AMD executives said. Citing industry and economic conditions that make it difficult to forecast product demand, AMD said it expects sales of both processors and flash...
[July 15, 2004, 14:35]
The Day Ahead: AMD's Quarter Puts Chief In Gloating Mode
News AMD is benefiting from a booming flash memory business, which is fueled by demand for set-top boxes, wireless phones and other gadgets. We have excellent visibility for flash memory at least through next year.
[October 12, 2000, 12:13]
Wanted: Successor To Flash Memory
News AMD is the second largest manufacturer of flash memory, after Intel, which has said it is working with several potential replacements, including "plastic" memory, or polymer ferroelectric RAM (PFRAM); Ovonics Unified Memory, which uses the same...
[December 11, 2002, 11:37]
AMD Seeks Wi-Fi Alchemy With New Chips
News AMD has been expanding its push into embedded processors and chipsets as a way of bolstering its flash memory unit, which along with its PC processor business dominates the company. Having a significant embedded chip offering allows AMD to bundle...
[November 4, 2002, 15:34]
AMD Carves Entry Into Device Market
News The group will work closely with AMD's flash-memory division, one of the company's two dominant businesses. Until the Alchemy division, AMD only focused on two products: PC processors and flash memory.
[April 8, 2002, 9:14]
