Top 7 memory news stories for 2012

Once upon a time, the memory market was a quiet one—marked by gluts and shortages, true, but with years marked by mostly incremental improvements on incumbent technology. That time is long gone, as a look back at 2012 memory news shows. Yes, we had a DRAM glut in 2012 (thus proving that some things are constant), but the year also saw major advances in emerging technologies, the release of important standards, and acquisitions that may well remake the memory landscape. Take a look at the news that changed your world in 2012.