Intel, Micron start churning out 34nm, 32Gb NAND Flash chips

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]

[216 @ Nov 24th 2008 2:10PM]

KEY WORDS

"less expensive solid state drives"

That's all I wanted to see

[Leo @ Nov 24th 2008 2:38PM]

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.....

[Valicore @ Nov 24th 2008 2:16PM]

I think this deserves a "w00t!"

[Samboini @ Nov 24th 2008 4:50PM]

With or without the quotation marks? Sod it, have both:

"w00t!"

w00t

[Josh @ Nov 24th 2008 7:01PM]

http://shewalkssoftly.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/staples.jpg

=P

Lower Price = Good :)

[John H. @ Nov 24th 2008 2:17PM]

ohm jee

[KarlW @ Nov 24th 2008 2:28PM]

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.

[StalematE @ Nov 24th 2008 2:37PM]

That's what she said.

[leo @ Nov 24th 2008 2:41PM]

@ 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".......

[StalematE @ Nov 24th 2008 2:42PM]

Well maybe not in YOUR life...

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 24th 2008 2:50PM]

Wow leo, I've never seen someone burn themselves so proudly before now.

[Precurse @ Nov 24th 2008 3:56PM]

@leo

When in Rome ....

[leo @ Nov 24th 2008 5:05PM]

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.

[KarlW @ Nov 24th 2008 7:43PM]

Thanks for spamming my inbox

[Rebel6381 @ Nov 24th 2008 2:46PM]

@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!"

[Rebel6381 @ Nov 24th 2008 2:47PM]

and the engadget comment system that was supposed to put the above as a reply is also a FAIL!!!

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 24th 2008 2:51PM]

Your avatar isn't really helping to justify that claim.

[haX0r @ Nov 24th 2008 2:52PM]

Yaaaa...Cheap(er) SSD!

[stereobot @ Nov 24th 2008 3:09PM]

Yaaaaay, nanometers!

[Patriks7 @ Nov 24th 2008 3:16PM]

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to replace my 500 GB HDD for an equal SSD soon :D

[KAIKAI @ Nov 24th 2008 5:29PM]

at 200X the price ??

[Patriks7 @ Nov 25th 2008 9:04AM]

Read the article.. these will be cheaper..

[citan x @ Nov 24th 2008 3:24PM]

64 GB Iphone come to me!

[Mike C @ Nov 24th 2008 3:37PM]

Shouldn't you be wishing for other things than more capacity?

[Samboini @ Nov 24th 2008 4:53PM]

Steve Jobs in a robe?

[kal326 @ Nov 24th 2008 5:01PM]

@Mike C
Indeed Copy/Paste > 64GB

[kal326 @ Nov 24th 2008 3:24PM]

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.

[Samboini @ Nov 24th 2008 4:52PM]

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/gwa/lowres/gwan72l.jpg

[Jonathan @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:09PM]

"The chip's themselves"

The chip has some themselves? What are these things you call "themselves?" A set of some sort of elf?