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 ...

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 ...

The part 1 of this two-article series outlined the NAND flash technology and how it transitioned from 2D to 3D NAND flash. The article also explained the current challenges in the way of density ...

Vertical scaling is vital to increasing the storage density of 3D NAND. According to imec, airgap integration and charge trap layer separation are the keys to unlocking it. Inside the charge trap cell ...

Check out more coverage of the 2022 Flash Memory Summit. Memory chip giants are upping the ante on each other with new generations of 3D NAND flash. 3D NAND chips resemble skyscrapers in which floors ...

Why it matters: Western Digital dropped a bombshell during a recent investor presentation. The storage giant has teased the world's first 2Tb 3D quad-level cell NAND flash memory die. The chip dwarfs ...