Samsung Unveils 64-Gbit Flash Memory Chip 150
Lucas123 writes "The chips can be combined to create a 128-GB flash storage device capable of holding up to 80 DVD movies or 32,000 MP3 music files. The chip was created using 30-nanometer processing technology that was developed with Samsung's self-aligned double patterning technology. Manufacturing will start in 2009; but the article quotes a Gartner analyst who reminds us, 'Samsung has had a difficult time adhering to its timelines for mass production due to the complexity of MLC architectures and ever shrinking process geometries.'"
Great math, author. (Score:2, Interesting)
Those must be some pretty small DVDs.
Storage size limit? (Score:3, Interesting)
Am I missing something about that statement, or is it really as stupid as it sounds?
With some time, I could create a 128-*Peta*byte storage device with those chips. In the worst case scenario, you build a device out of multiple 128-GB flash devices.
This Is Great, But... (Score:3, Interesting)
Has Samsung improved on the inherently bad Flash write speeds? If not, then I don't really see too much of a point for anything other than desktops (where much more revenue could be made for server or workstation-based uses).
Re:Storage size limit? (Score:1, Interesting)
Why? (Score:2, Interesting)
While this might turn out to be something awesome, I can't really imagine to be willing to pay double (or more?) just to have a 10-15% slimmer media player. Do you?
Say Goodbye to Microdrives (Score:3, Interesting)
What about the limited number of rewrites? (Score:2, Interesting)
Bad math (Score:5, Interesting)
Wouldn't it just make a lot more sense to say it could hold X hours of music, instead?
What cost ? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Say Goodbye to Microdrives (Score:3, Interesting)
I'm surprised you found it at all.
I wonder if the only reason you couldn't access it was because the interface was damaged - IE you fix the USB port and it'd work again.
Stuff as small as thumb drives tend to have a pretty low terminal velocity - 20 ft and 300 ft end up being pretty much the same.