SSD turns up on DDR3 module

Solid state drives have already been squeezed into 2.5-inch boxes and spread out over PCI-E circuit boards, but Viking Modular Solutions has just surprised us by sticking one on a standard 240-pin DDR3 module. The memory maker's new SATADIMM takes its juice from the DIMM socket's 1.5V power supply, and then hooks up to the SATA bus via a standard SATA cable. The idea is that the SSD can be wedged into slim servers where space is at a premium. The basic principle is...