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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (66140)	12/23/2001 9:40:44 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: What flash do they use in portable mp3 players? Good summary story on flash markets at: ebnews.com ....NOR flash can be accessed randomly and has typically been associated with code storage, or execute-in-place applications, like those found in cell phones. NAND, using sequential rather than random access, historically has been tied to applications needing large amounts of data storage, like digital cameras, MP3 players, and solid-state disk drives. That is no longer the case. Emerging consumer products, in particular next-generation 2.5G and 3G cell phones, are slated to offer memory-intensive features such as streaming video and Internet-based data feeds, both applications that take advantage of NAND's physical makeup. NOR vendors, such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp., have addressed the need for higher densities by developing multilevel cell (MLC) designs that store two bits a memory cell and thus bump up density without a corresponding increase in die area or cost. These NOR devices are now used for both data/code as well as data-only storage, rendering the old measure of dividing the market along architectural lines moot. Both AMD and Intel have added NAND lines to their NOR offerings recently. Intel supplies Ericsson with flash and AMD supplies Nokia.