1Feb2008
Filed under: Info, Storage/Memory
Author: John C

Micron and Intel have co-developed a new 8 gigabit SLC NAND chip, which has data-read speeds of 200 MB/second and write speeds of 100 MB/second: five times faster than previous SLC NANDs. The 50nm-process node devices are available as samples to OEMs now, with bulk manufacturing planned for late this year. This means that sometime soon we’ll have access to memory cards and SSDs for our cameras and laptops that are way speedier than existing ones, though you might expect higher prices for that speed hike—especially since SLC is expensive in the first place.
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