Intel, Micron start churning out 34nm, 32Gb NAND Flash chips
By Donald Melanson 
posted Nov 24th 2008 1:54PM
posted Nov 24th 2008 1:54PM
Intel and Micron's subsidiary IM Flash Technologies first announced its first-of-its-kind 34nm NAND Flash memory back in May of this year and, as promised, it's now finally followed through on things pushed 'em into mass production. The chip's themselves are 32 gigabit multi-level cell chips, and can hold 4GB of memory on their own, or be stacked on top of each other in a standard 48-lead thin small-outline package (TSOP) to hold up to 64GB. That, the companies say, will not only allow for increased storage in small form factor devices, but less expensive solid state drives as well, given the reduced manufacturing costs. They're apparently still a little ways away from finding their way into some actual products, however, with the companies only going so far as to say that the first samples are on track for early 2009
[Via Electronista]
[Via Electronista]
KEY WORDS
"less expensive solid state drives"
That's all I wanted to see
The only key-word that caught my attention was - FLASH - because I am Ming the Merciless......bloody news about SSD's is really starting to confuse me. Maybe I should just retire and play PS3 mercilessly.....
I think this deserves a "w00t!"
With or without the quotation marks? Sod it, have both:
"w00t!"
w00t
http://shewalkssoftly.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/staples.jpg
=P
Lower Price = Good :)
ohm jee
34nm? That's incredible. It's easy to lose the meaning of just how small this is. For comparison, your average atom is 0.1nm (10^-10m) across. These transistors are 340 atoms long. That's impossibly small.
That's what she said.
@ stalematE: - although funny, I really don't get all this "SHE said" stuff - this isn't a football website, we don't work construction we're on ENGADGET - there is no "she" in our lives........hmm.....putting it like that makes me think of Yoda when he's teaching Luke on Degoba - "Do or do not, there is no try".......
Well maybe not in YOUR life...
Wow leo, I've never seen someone burn themselves so proudly before now.
@leo
When in Rome ....
I'm one of the lucky 0.0005% who has the magical combination of being a) a bit geeky b) with female who finds geekyness endearing.................I just thought I'd represent the majority with my words.
Thanks for spamming my inbox
@leo
stalemate's funny was indeed funny. and please, speak for yourself when you consider the lack of "She" in your life...in your case Yoda would respond with "FAIL!"
and the engadget comment system that was supposed to put the above as a reply is also a FAIL!!!
Your avatar isn't really helping to justify that claim.
Yaaaa...Cheap(er) SSD!
Yaaaaay, nanometers!
Sounds awesome! Can't wait to replace my 500 GB HDD for an equal SSD soon :D
at 200X the price ??
Read the article.. these will be cheaper..
64 GB Iphone come to me!
Shouldn't you be wishing for other things than more capacity?
Steve Jobs in a robe?
@Mike C
Indeed Copy/Paste > 64GB
Cheaper doesn't really do it for me. Cheaper, ridiculously fast, SSD drives is what I want to hear. 100MB/s+ R/W minimum and then we have something to be happy about.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/gwa/lowres/gwan72l.jpg
"The chip's themselves"
The chip has some themselves? What are these things you call "themselves?" A set of some sort of elf?