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This week in storage and memory, two distinct trends emerged. On the software side, Windows 11's built-in archive handling, which now supports RAR and 7z formats, was put to the test against the long-standing utility 7-Zip. Using a 9GB folder, the native tools proved insufficient, leaving gaps that 7-Zip still fills, suggesting the classic app remains relevant. Meanwhile, the memory market is showing a striking price inversion. Industry data reveals that a square millimeter of 1b DRAM wafer costs roughly 54% more than TSMC's N2 wafer, despite DRAM fabrication being less complex. This anomaly points to a severe DRAM shortage, with even older 1z DRAM priced near parity with leading-edge logic on a per-area basis.
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SK Hynix forecasts that global memory supply shortages will continue through 2030 despite expanding production, particularly in 10nm-class DRAM and HBM4. The company reports record financial results driven by soaring dem…
· via Wccftech
Orange USB ports are not standardized and serve various purposes depending on the manufacturer. They often indicate an 'always-on' charging capability, allowing devices to charge even when the host is off, but this isn't…
· via Engadget
The PS5's USB ports offer more than just controller charging—they can connect external SSDs or HDDs for archiving PS5 games, though games must be moved back to internal storage to play. External drives can also store scr…
· via Engadget
Georgia Tech researchers created ORISA, a forensic tool capable of recovering deleted AI chat data from local phone memory by reconstructing fragmented information. The tool successfully retrieved more data than was acce…
· via Digital Trends
Windows 11 now natively reads RAR and 7z files and can create 7z archives, leading the author to test if 7-Zip was obsolete. Using a 9GB folder, they found that File Explorer's compression has gaps that 7-Zip still fills…
· via TweakTown
According to industry data, a square millimeter of 1b DRAM wafer now costs about $0.654, which is 54% more than TSMC's N2 wafer at $0.424. This price inversion reflects a severe DRAM shortage, despite DRAM fabrication be…
· via Wccftech
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