The Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface (NVMHCI) Working Group, as it’s being called, will be chaired by Intel and will provide a standard software programming interface for nonvolatile memory subsystems. The group says the interface will be used by operating system drivers to access NAND flash memory storage in the applications such as hard drive […]
Analysts at iSuppli Corp indicate that 12 percent of hard drives in laptops will be flash memory come 2009. I think that’s low. Notebook PC shipments rose to 21.8 million units during the first quarter of 2007 – that was a 23% jump, much higher then expected. With computer manufacturers trying to keep margins high […]
Toshiba might be on to something with their development of a new three dimensional memory cell array structure that enhances cell density and data capacity without relying on advances in process technology. All this with minimal increase in chip size. The new structure design reflects pillars of stacked memory elements passing vertically through multi-stacked layers […]
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 […]
Today, more than ever, people are working from the home office. Working in a comfortable environment is nice and can be very productive. However; sometimes the home office doesn’t have the same computer equipment or gear to do the jobs needed. With many organizations who are practicing social distancing, or building a work community of […]
Micron, with the corporate office based in Boise Idaho, introduces the c200 microSD card with a data storage range from 128GB to 1TB. No that wasn’t a typo, One Terabyte of storage. The card was designed to address the demand around 4K video recording and playback. The card has read speeds near 100MB/s and write […]
High end digital SLR cameras use two compact flash slots to record duplicate images during photo sessions. The idea is to provide a backup in the event the media goes bad, gets corrupted or the misplaced by the photographer.
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 […]
M&G Investment Management Ltd. recently bought more shares of a company called Silicon Motion Technology Co. This company makes small computer parts used in things like phones and cameras. Even though the company didn’t make as much money as people thought it would last year, it still made a lot of money. M&G Investment Management […]
Kioxia Holdings Corporation, abbreviated as Kioxia and stylized as KIOXIA, is a Japanese-American multinational computer memory manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. In June 2018, Toshiba Memory Corporation was spun off from the Toshiba conglomerate. On March 1, 2019, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation and was renamed Kioxia in October 2019 […]
