Spansion sees 50-fold better performance with novel use of memory in servers
Spansion is announcing today that its EcoRAM flash memory can speed up the performance of some server applications by 50 to 100 times compared to traditional memory chips. It will be interesting to see if this innovation can help pull Spansion out of bankruptcy proceedings.
EcoRAM, developed by startup Virident and built by Spansion, uses flash memory chips to replace dynamic random access memory and hard disks in data center servers. Server vendors have put EcoRAM… Continue Reading
Spansion and Virident tout low-powered EcoRAM for data centers
Data centers suck up a lot of electricity. That’s a point that has been well made in the past few years, with a host of startups offering everything from virtualization to water cooling to help tackle heat issues and high electricity usage. Now Flash memory maker Spansion (NASDAQ: SPSN) and Virident, Bay Area startup, are saying they have the next big solution.
That solution is a new type of memory to replace DRAM, a dense form… Continue Reading
Virident raises $13.3M for energy-efficient hardware for computers
Virident, the secretive Los Altos, Calif. company building a hardware that makes computers more energy efficient confirmed it has raised $13.3 million in a first round of funding, something we reported in May.
At the time, we didn’t know much — only that backers included Artiman Ventures and Spansion LLC.
VentureWire (subscription required) has more details today: Artiman Ventures led the round with $2 million from Artiman Ventures, Spansion participated and the Parekh Family Trust and the… Continue Reading
Virident draws $5.06M for secretive computer hardware co.
Virident Systems, a secretive Los Altos, Calif. company active in the “computer hardware”area, has drawn upon $5.06 million of a $13.3 million first round of funding, according to a regulatory filing, cited by PE Week.
Shareholders include Artiman Ventures and Spansion LLC.