Memory maker Virage Logic (Fremont, Calif.) is debuting a third-generation memory called STAR Memory System (self-test and repair). Although sole-sourcing may or may not be an advantage, the company ...

Generic test and repair approaches to embedded memory have hit their limit. Smaller feature sizes, such as 130 nm and 90 nm, have made it possible to embed multiple megabits of memory into a single ...

The semiconductor capital equipment market is on fire, and the memory chip test equipment sector is no different. But it is getting much more difficult on the memory side. Memory test vendors are ...

Leak testing is an important quality control process that ensures products are tightly sealed against the escape or ingress ...

“Microarchitectural leakage models provide effective tools to prevent vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown via secure co-design: For software, they provide a foundation for secure compilation ...

With the increasingly larger amounts of memory deployed in low power applications, it is critical to apply power-saving techniques to the memory in order to achieve system power goals. Three key ...