Computer storage has been stuck in an innovation rut over the last two decades. While consumer drives have improved immensely, the fundamentals they're based on haven't changed. Computers use DRAM for ...

3D Xpoint (pronounced "crosspoint") is designed in a 3D structure, like some of the cutting-edge 3D NAND we've discussed. Unlike NAND, however, 3D Xpoint doesn't use an electrical charge to store data ...

Micron on Wednesday announced that with "immediate effect," it is moving away from further developments into 3D XPoint technology, and allocating those resources instead to bringing CLX-enabled memory ...

Micron has announced that it will be ceasing development of its 3D XPoint technology, something it had co-developed with CPU giant Intel. The company has announced it will be increasing its investment ...

The big picture: Micron Technology is washing its hands of 3D XPoint, the memory technology it announced alongside Intel back in 2015. The company has halted R&D and is putting its fab up for sale.

Intel plans to reinvent computer memory and storage with what it calls Intel Optane 3D XPoint (pronounced crosspoint) that includes a type of SSD that can also be used as RAM. It was presented at an ...

Micron Technology is tightening up its strategy in the data center market, halting development of its 3D XPoint memory to focus on other memory and storage improvements for servers. Micron, the ...

Intel won’t be the only company gearing up to sell super-fast SSDs based on the new 3D Xpoint storage and memory technology; other storage companies will also offer them with technology provided by ...

Micron Technology MU has put its Utah factory up for sale as it quits from making 3D XPoint memory chips that it had developed in partnership with Intel Corporation INTC. The company expects to find a ...

Micron Technology has announced updates to the company's portfolio strategy to further strengthen its focus on memory and storage innovations for the data center, with plans to cease the development ...