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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Intel announced that they are winding down their Optane memory business during their most recent quarterly report. At the 2022 Flash Memory Summit, Intel’s announcement led to lots of discussion about ...

When Intel introduced its Optane memory solution, it was deemed the future of computing. "For the first time ever, we'll be able to equip computers with memory that's faster than NAND and more dense ...

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 ...

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alluxio, the developer of open source cloud data orchestration software, today announced a go-to-market solution in collaboration with Intel to ...

Intel has formally announced that it is "winding down" its Optane memory business, announced in their non-GAAP adjustment table that was released for their Q2 2022 earnings. The news was then ...

Intel continued its mission to get out of the memory business by winding down its Optane operations. A big inventory write-down is a small price to pay to exit a business that's just not working. This ...