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MP3: Flash memory is best - industry
News The Nomad Jukebox MP3 player is only the second portable player to store MP3 files on such a hard drive, most others use solid state memory like SmartMedia or Flash. Kevin Hause, manager of consumer device research at IDC, believes that flash-based...
[January 13, 2000, 9:35]
Flash Memory Technology Direction
White Papers A number of key new computing system initiatives - including Windows Vista ReadyBoost and Windows ReadyDrive technologies - exploit the performance, economy, power efficiency, and high reliability of NAND Flash memory.
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Flash memory flares up
News The digital home is here, and the early beneficiaries are the makers of removable flash memory cards. SanDisk and Lexar, which are among the leaders in the flash memory card market, are set to report their fourth-quarter and year-end results later...
[January 16, 2004, 16:05]
Flash memory heading for mobiles
News The flash-memory industry is facing a bright future thanks to the evolution of consumer electronics and wireless devices, the chief executive of SanDisk said on Monday. Eli Harari, head of flash memory product maker SanDisk, told attendees at an...
[August 3, 2004, 15:15]
Flash memory begins to fade
News Flash memory -- the chip technology used to store data and applications inside cell phones, industrial equipment and portable memory cards -- is facing a growing crisis, say engineers, analysts and semiconductor executives.
[March 27, 2003, 16:17]
Flash-memory devices cause security concerns
Talkback Probably more easily achieved than installing a flash memory device on a corporate network. What a load of rubbish! While the ability to copy larger files may represent a security issue, in reallity it is not really any more serious than anyone...
[August 24, 2003, 21:51]
A Case for Flash Memory SSD in Enterprise Database Applications
White Papers Due to its superiority such as low access latency, low energy consumption, light weight, and shock resistance, the success of flash memory as a storage alternative for mobile computing devices has been steadily expanded into personal computer and...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Using Flash Memory in Embedded Applications
White Papers Modern Flash memory offers a lot of functionality that was simply not available with EPROMs or earlier Flash memory implementations. Embedded applications can take advantage of Flash memory by both storing application data in it and by allowing...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Intel plans flash memory price hike
News Intel plans to raise prices for processors that contain flash memory technology by as much as 40 percent on 1 January in response to increased demand. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker said Monday that demand for processors with flash...
[November 26, 2002, 8:26]
Hitachi shrinks its flash memory card
News As demand for smaller devices gets bigger and bigger, Hitachi is latching onto the trend with its new removable mini-flash memory card. The new card is the first of its kind to meet the requirements of a recently approved flash memory card format...
[November 27, 2002, 7:59]
Wanted: Successor to flash memory
News So-called flash memory will remain viable for several more years, but researchers anticipate that later this decade manufacturing limitations will force the industry to adopt a new technology. Flash memory can store data even when batteries are...
[December 11, 2002, 11:37]
T-Flash memory aims at mobile phones
News Memory card maker SanDisk and mobile phone manufacturer Motorola have teamed up on a new small flash card aimed at handsets as the two companies look to capitalise on the trend toward the miniaturisation of memory cards.
[March 1, 2004, 10:20]
Intel starts producing 1Gbit flash memory
News Intel has launched what it claims is "the industry's first volume shipments" of 65nm NOR flash memory products. They are based on Intel's StrataFlash Cellular Memory architecture and are drop-in compatible with Intel's high-volume, 90nm-based flash...
[November 10, 2006, 16:15]
USB Flash Memory HOWTO
White Papers The purpose of this document is to describe procedures for implementing USB flash memory devices (memory sticks) on Linux. Flash memory devices come mainly in the form of small, portable devices often referred to as memory sticks or keychains, and...
[October 4, 2004, 3:00]
UBi8021 Flash Memory Controller (New.Custom.Free.VMPro130)
Downloads UBi8021 Flash Memory Controller (New.Custom.Free.VMPro130)
[October 18, 2002, 8:00]
Four-bit-per-cell Flash memory demoed
News Spansion, the memory products manufacturer, has demonstrated four-bit-per-cell Flash memory for the first time. This is a significant milestone, not only for Spansion, but for the entire Flash memory industry," said Spansion's chief executive...
[September 27, 2006, 14:05]
Spansion sees profits in flash memory's future
News A lot of companies have proposed future technologies to lead the flash memory market. Spansion, created from a flash-memory joint venture started by AMD and Fujitsu, says that the "charge-trapping" technology that underlies its MirrorBit and Ornand...
[November 29, 2007, 14:05]
AMD unveils low-power flash memory
News The chipmaker announced on Wednesday that its new power-stingy flash memory chip is now available to manufacturers. AMD has sold 1.8-volt flash memory chips before, but the company says the new one, dubbed Am29BDS640G, will consume up to 95 percent...
[August 7, 2002, 15:56]
Group unveils flash memory spec
News A group of electronics manufacturers is looking to expand the uses for removable flash memory cards with a new security specification. Five companies known as the 5C announced on Thursday the creation of the Mobile Commerce (MC) Extension...
[July 26, 2002, 8:02]
AMD lets loose with new flash memory
News Advanced Micro Devices is sampling a new flash memory chip that promises to double storage capacity and give Intel a run for its money in the market for cellular phones and other consumer electronics devices.
[May 13, 2002, 16:24]
