NAND Demand is on the Rise, Bolstered by the Tablet Market
Analyst firm iSuppli recently issued a report forecasting a major surge in shipments of NAND flash memory in the coming months as a result of the explosion in the tablet device market.
Archive for 'NAND Concepts'
NAND Flash Scaling is EZ
NAND Flash represents the most advanced semiconductor technology in the world, and is approaching the atomic level where storage cells are separated by a countable number of electrons. Taken at face value, one might assume that these advances are creating a palpable opportunity for designers to capitalize on increased market demands for higher density applications in consumer electronic devices, computing platforms, and industrial systems. However, there are a few hurdles that we need to overcome before customers can seize this burgeoning opportunity.
The Scoop on 25nm TLC NAND
We put Kevin Kilbuck, our director of strategic NAND marketing, in front of a whiteboard so we could get some high-level perspective on today’s Micron/Intel 25nm TLC NAND technology announcement.
Is PCM the Next Big Memory Technology?
Future Memory: What Will Replace DRAM? That’s the title for the panel I was asked to sit on at last week’s MemCon 2010 event. It may seem premature to think about replacing DRAM now (we still see several generations of DRAM development ahead with a long-term home in computing systems), until you think about HW [...]
Just How Small is 25nm?
In this brief whiteboard video, I explain just how small 25nm is (3,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair) and why our ongoing quest to shrink process technology is vital to the future of storage.
World’s Most Advanced Semi Process
Today, Micron and Intel announced 25nm NAND, the smallest, most advanced semiconductor process technology in the world.
Top 10 Product Innovations of 2009
Let’s commemorate the close of the year with … a list! OK, to be honest, ending the year with a Top 10 List is not very, um, well, innovative. But it’s what’s on our list that’s innovative. And the year 2009 for Micron and Lexar Media can be summarized like this: Bigger. Faster. Better. So, [...]
Enterprise NAND—Some Industry Perspective
We’ve had tremendous feedback from customers, partners, media and analysts on our Enterprise NAND announcement. So I thought I’d include a couple of perspectives from the industry on the potential impact of Enterprise NAND:
Huge Reliability from Tiny NAND
We just announced 34nm SLC and MLC Enterprise NAND parts that can hit 300,000 and 30,000 cycles, respectively. These new parts deliver unmatched density, cost-efficiency, and reliability and will open up new potential for NAND storage in enterprise applications. Watch my quick explanation and understand why.
Is NAND Ready For Enterprise Applications?
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about NAND in enterprise applications. Can NAND hit enterprise requirements? Will sub-40nm NAND ever serve this market? Is it really a compelling choice? Put simply: yes. Here are a few reasons why:
