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Samsung Begins Production Of 16Gb NAND Flash Memory

by Darren

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It’s a new era in memory as Samsung announces beginning production of 16GB NAND Flash Memory chips. This would be, seemingly, the largest chips ever made, and are going to be used to power media players and mobile phones.

The chips go into mass production using 51nm process technology, which Samsung claims is the smallest process technology used in memory mass production to date.

The company said the 51nm Nand flash chips can be produced 60 per cent more efficiently than ones produced using the bigger 60nm technology. Samsung is producing just eight months after announcing production of its 60nm 8Gb NAND flash last August.

“In rolling out the densest Nand flash in the world, we are throwing open the gates to a much wider playing field for flash-driven consumer electronics,” said Jim Elliott, director, flash marketing, Samsung Semiconductor.

There’s no goofing around with these things. We’re talking major capacity and a technological marvel to build them. I can imagine this will effect the features on phones and media players for years once they get into mass production.

Resource: IT Pro

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