Optane has long occupied a kind of no man's land in personal computing, but Intel aims to change that with its latest drive. Known as 3D XPoint before the "Optane" rebrand, the technology exists as a ...

But what exactly is Optane, and what is it good for? (Analytics and AI, to name two major use cases.) If you’re not feeling up to speed, don’t worry. We’ll have you covered on all the basics in the ...

After years of teasing and a major enterprise launch, Intel's Optane memory is finally available for PCs and enthusiast systems. While it's limited to Kaby Lake processors and 200-series motherboards, ...

Intel will begin shipping its next-generation non-volatile Optane memory for PCs beginning April 24. Intel, which developed the Optane memory with its partner Micron under the name “3D Xpoint,” said ...

Within the semiconductor industry, manufacturing memory chips may be the toughest task. Not technically tough -- manufacturing an advanced CPU or GPU is a lot more complicated than churning out DRAM ...

Things might seem a little different in this review, at least for readers who are familiar with my storage reviews here at eTeknix. There is a very good reason for that and that is that this is a ...

Intel and Micron ran a joint development and production program for the Phase Change Memory know as 3D XPoint. This semiconductor non-volatile memory product is faster and more durable than NAND flash ...

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