The head of memory chip maker Micron Technology died last week in a stunt piloting expedition. Steve was in a small kit plane and taking a steep bank turn when something went wrong with the plane and ultimately crashed. Micron is a world leader in flash memory technology, and a top brand we favor here. […]
Intel and Micron are two of the primary NAND flash memory makers and are partners in such manufacturing. Earlier this month they announced new technology capable of 3-bit per cell storage which is based off 34-nanometer technology. The 3-bit per cell concept allows for more storage in the same realestat of flash memory. This imporvement […]
A sweeping shortage of DRAM and NAND, driven by AI demand and global supply constraints, is pushing contract prices up by as much as 60% this quarter. Memory-chip pricing is no longer inching upward — it’s jumping. Recent reports indicate that Samsung Electronics has raised contract prices for certain memory chips by up to 60% […]
Trump Tariff Hurts USB Flash Drive Market Yes, there is a tariff on USB flash drives coming from China. Two tariffs have been assigned to the USB flash drive category when importing product from China since 2020: February of 2020 — a 7.5% tariff was enacted by Trump January of 2025 — a 10.0% tariff […]
Western Digital is not answering questions about their failed SSD drives because they don’t know exactly where the problem lies. The three main components for any SSD drive will be the PCB board, the on-board chipset that controls the flow of information between the host PC and the memory and of course, the NAND memory […]
Micron plans to close Shanghai DRAM operations and focus more on NAND memory market. Micron Memory, a USB semiconductor company based out of Boise ID, is reportedly planning to close their Shanghai operations which uses technology resources to develop DRAM technology. I source not willing to comment indicates a lack of talent or “loss of […]
Almost fifteen years ago Lexar announced it’s first 1GB SD card. Today Lexar announces their first 1TB SD card. My, how times have changed. A one GB card ten years ago cost about $125 and difficult to find at that capacity. The 1TB card announced today is $499. If the price difference isn’t a big […]
As computer hardware becomes cheaper and more powerful, leaps such such as NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTX 1080 are why it has never been a better time to be a PC gamer. The rise of virtual reality and the growing 4K trend makes the power and efficiency of the GTX 1080 heavily desirable. Not only that, […]
Sounds like SanDisk will be cutting it’s pricing for NAND memory very soon. SanDisk leads global market share for flash memory at a tune of about 40%. Kingston is another major player, and a couple weeks ago announced a major price reduction in it’s retail supply chain. Seems the SanDisk news is their answer to […]
3 bit-per-cell NAND is sampled out the manufacturers. The 3 bit per cell is exactly that, 3 bits of information are stored in each NAND cell. This increased the capacity while keeping the foot print the same size. This ultimately leads to larger storage capacity at a cheaper price. Traditionally, SLC [Single Layer Cell] and […]
