Most users will not notice a drop in performance with a DRAM-less SSD, but it still might be getting less and less worthwhile ...

Flash memory has been showing up in configurations that point to the arrival of persistent memory. Persistent memory retains its data in the host computer even when the power is turned off. Diablo ...

But Optane cache drives are not Optane DC Persistent Memory. They're M.2-connected drives that somewhat outperform NAND-based SSDs with better endurance ratings.

The computer science of memory management also reveals exactly how your closet (and your office) ought to be arranged. At first glance, computers appear to follow Martha Stewart’s maxim of ...

Each cache block includes a tag to indicate which memory address it corresponds to. A key design decision is where blocks (or lines) can be placed in a cache. The most popular scheme is set ...

Computer engineering researchers have developed software using two new techniques to help computer chip designers improve memory systems. The techniques rely on 'performance cloning,' which can ...

The patent at issue was Visual Memory’s U.S. Patent No. 5,953,740, titled Computer memory system having programmable operational characteristics based on characteristics of a central processor.

Computer memory and storage have always followed the Law of Closet Space. No matter how much you have, you shortly discover that it isn’t enough. So it’s good news that scientists in ...