What is NAND flash memory? NAND flash is a type of nonvolatile memory that is accessed like a mass storage device (e.g., a hard drive). A form of electronically erasable programmable readonly memory ...

The late 1990s saw the widespread introduction of solid-state storage based around NAND Flash. Ranging from memory cards for portable devices to storage for desktops and laptops, the data storage ...

In the world of flash memory, two primary types dominate the market: NOR flash and NAND flash. While they both serve as essential components in various electronic devices, they differ significantly in ...

The fine folks over at analyst firms Objective Analysis and Coughlin Associates sent me a copy of their 2020 report -- Emerging Memories Find Their Direction-- to review. It's as dense with technical ...

It's been a while since we checked in on Crossbar, the next-generation memory company working on a NAND flash replacement. The company's resistive RAM (RRAM or ReRAM) technology stores data by ...

An article has been published in the December 2012 edition of IEEE Spectrum that highlights an interesting and potentially useful discovery by ROM manufacturer Macronix. Researchers there have ...

Most smartphones and computers today boast extremely fast read and write speeds, thanks to a paradigm shift towards flash memory, especially in consumer PCs. NAND flash memory finds use in a variety ...

Nonvolatile flash memory dates back over two decades. Invented in 1994, the first application for flash memory was replacing audio tape in a phone answering machine. Digital film and cassette tapes ...

Thinking about upgrading the hard drive in my intel mini to one of the newer NAND or Flash drives. The main reason I want to upgrade the hard drive is because the mini hard drive is too slow (4200 I ...

Just what we needed — more price increases. According to a report by TrendForce, massive demand is doing wonders for DRAM and NAND flash revenue and prices. Both industries have been on a rapid rise ...