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To: gzubeck who wrote (220050)	12/11/2006 5:09:18 PM
From: dougSF30	Respond to of 275872

Intel and STMicroelectronics have formed a partnership to pursue the new technology, and separately Samsung has made announcements in the field. Intel has shown 128-megabit prototype chips and said that it planned to introduce products in 2007. Samsung has described a 512-megabit prototype that it expects to market in 2008.

To: gzubeck who wrote (220050)	12/11/2006 5:13:49 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 275872

NAND flash manufacturers are currently making 16Gb chips and are prototyping 32Gb, so this news is not that exciting. The speed is definitely appealing for some applications. The IBM-led team is not the only entrant in the race to find alternatives to flash memory, the prevailing form of nonvolatile storage — so called because it can retain information without power. Intel has shown 128-megabit prototype chips and said that it planned to introduce products in 2007. Samsung has described a 512-megabit prototype that it expects to market in 2008.