3D NAND flash memory has enabled a new generation of non-volatile solid-state storage useful in nearly every electronic device imaginable. 3D NAND can achieve data densities exceeding those of 2D NAND ...

Samsung has begun mass producing 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory after 10 years of research and development. In a blog post Tuesday, the South Korean firm said that the V-NAND will be used ...

3D Xpoint (pronounced "crosspoint") is designed in a 3D structure, like some of the cutting-edge 3D NAND we've discussed. Unlike NAND, however, 3D Xpoint doesn't use an electrical charge to store data ...

3D NAND suppliers are accelerating their efforts to move to the next technology nodes in a race against growing competition, but all of these vendors are facing an assortment of new business, ...

The Blue 3D SSD is the first TLC NAND drive whose sustained write performance nearly matches that of MLC NAND drives. Along with its Sandisk 3D Extreme sibling, by far the best bang for your buck in a ...

Within a few years, you’ll likely be carrying a smartphone, tablet or laptop with hundreds of gigabytes or even terabytes of hyper fast, non-volatile memory, thanks to two memory developments unveiled ...

Data-intensive computing applications such as pattern recognition, video processing, database engine and network router have drastically increased due to the rapid development of big data and ...

SanDisk and Toshiba announced today that they are manufacturing 256Gbit (32GB), 3-bit-per-cell (X3) 48-layer 3D NAND flash chips that offer twice the capacity of the next densest memory. The two NAND ...

Why it matters: China has been trying to bolster its semiconductor industry for years in an effort to become self-sufficient and more competitive on the global market. Development has been slow on the ...

Samsung is set to release its 9th Generation V-NAND technology in May 2024, featuring a 290-layer 3D NAND flash memory, according to a report by the Korean publication Hankyung. This new generation ...

A new memory type called 3D XPoint will offer 1,000 times the performance and endurance of today’s NAND, Intel and Micron announced Tuesday morning. The two silicon companies described 3D XPoint as ...

This article is part of the Technology Insight series, made possible with funding from Intel. In case you hadn’t noticed, solid-state drives keep getting bigger and faster. Back in 2008, a ...