Appears as though there are fewer and fewer "real men" in the semi world.....while the remaining players in certain segments beat Moore's law...
(perhaps something is cooking in regards to Intel and Micron -
otherwise they'll get run over IMHO)
From: Michal Daniel 9/14/2005 10:53:28 AM
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"NAND flash technology development continues to double density growth on an average of every 12 months," Hwang stated. He said this means his 16Gbit Flash chips will move up from mobile devices, such as PDAs and MP3 players, to laptop hard drives.
Expect to see laptop memory cards with 32GB of memory, based on 19, 16Gbit flash chips by late 2006 or in 2007, based on mass production of the new Samsung chips in the second part of 2006. Using a 50nm process means that the flash memory uses just 0.00625 square microns per bit, 25% less than the previous 60nm process.
By this time next year, if Samsung is right, there will be a 32Gb NAND chip, meaning 64GB memory cards. A year later, there will be 128GB memory cards. At this point NAND flash could cross over into desktop PCs.
Excerpt from:
computerworld.com
The Flash Memory Revolution Is Coming
Samsung Develops 16 Gb Flash Memory Chip
Who would have thought a few years ago that flash memory chips would one day be poised to replace hard disk drives? But after Samsung Electronics announced it developed a 16 Gb flash memory chip, the product is poised to revolutionize everyday life.
Already more and more people are using flash memory to store digital content such as text, images, music and video clips. Samsung says flash memory has brought a second “paper revolution,” the era of digital paper.
The new 50 nanometer 16 Gb NAND flash memory was introduced on Monday, integrating 16.4 billion transistors on a chip the size of a thumbnail. By combining 16 of these, manufacturers get 32 Gb of flash memory that can store more than 32 hours of HD video files, 8,000 digital music files (670 hours), or 200 years of daily papers. Samsung is planning to start mass production later next year.
Increasing numbers of products such as Apple’s iPod Nano MP3 player, HP’s PDA, Microsoft’s X-box, and Sony’s PlayStation 2 rely on flash memory technology. Samsung is bringing out a laptop system supported by 16 Gb flash memory assembled from 8 Gb chips later this year.
By 2006, NAND flash will be used in cars, aircraft, ships and black boxes, and all storage devices are tipped to be replaced by flash memory in five to 10 years. In the car navigation industry, Mercedes Benz and Lexus have already loaded their new models with the CMOS image sensor, which can store the whole map of the U.S. and Canada on 2 Gb.
Flash memory is much lighter and faster than HDD, and that makes the digital life easier. The high price was its biggest weakness, but now that is dropping dramatically. Mobile phones, for instance, will become more capable but slimmer and faster at the same time.
The fact that Samsung is already working on the development of 30 nanometer types with 32 Gb, 64 Gb, and 128 Gb suggests the sky is the limit for the technology.
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