Modern semiconductor processes are extremely complicated and involve thousands of interacting individual process steps. During the development of these process steps, roadblocks and barriers are often ...

It may seem a paradox, but in the future tiny computers may dump electronics and return to their mechanical roots. At the macroscale, mechanical computers are fussy and slow, but when your area is ...

Macronix is releasing details of a new 3D NAND structure, called single-gate vertical channel (SGVC). The outfit will present a paper on the new tech at the 2017 IEEE International Electron Devices ...

Last week, Micron Technology and Intel announced the availability of their 3D NAND technology, the world’s highest density flash technology used in laptops, data centers, tablets and mobile phones.

NAND flash memory is a key enabler in today’s systems, but it’s a difficult business. NAND suppliers require deep pockets and strong technology to survive in the competitive landscape. And going ...

‘The ability to store upwards of 20 to 30 hours of HD video on what equates to the size of a pinky fingernail is what you can do with our 176-layer technology. Additionally, the capability exists to ...

Samsung Electronics is reportedly adopting Molybdenum (Mo) for the metal wiring process in its ninth-generation 3D NAND (V9 NAND) technology. Save my User ID and Password Some subscribers prefer to ...

SSD enthusiasts know all about SLC, MLC, and TLC, but there are some new acronyms in SSD town: V-NAND and CTF. Samsung announced in a press release last night that it has begun mass production of “3D ...

The high-density 3D NAND flash memory unveiled by Micron Technology this week promises to boost storage application performance from the data center to the edge, potentially hastening the enterprise ...

On Monday, memory and storage vendor Micron announced that its new 176-layer 3D NAND (the storage medium underlying most SSDs) process is in production and has begun shipping to customers. The new ...

Flash memory has very quickly risen from being an obscure memory type to perhaps becoming the dominant memory type for many devices, including music players, cell phones, tablets and now increasingly ...