Penny-Sized Flash Module Holds 16GB

nerdyH writes "Intel describes its new 2GB to 16GB SSDs (solid state disks) as 'smaller than a penny, and weighing less than a drop of water.' The parts are '400 times smaller in volume than a 1.8-inch hard drive,' Intel boasts, 'and at 0.6 grams, 75 times lighter.' Sampling now, with mass production set for Q1 2008, the Z-P140 is described as an 'optional' part of Intel's Menlow chipset, built in turn as part of Intel's vision for Linux-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs)."

Re:Big deal

[Eternauta3k]

All flash memory has been smaller than a penny and weigh less than a drop of water for a long time. Adding a package-on-package controller is an obvious next step. There's no big revolution happening here.

What do you know about marketing?
:P

That's nothing

[techpawn]

I lost a few gig of SD memory in a keyboard one time by accident. So, we're actually moving backwards in size.

Memory low...

[nonos]

.. please insert coin !

Breakfast Cereal

[Easy2RememberNick]

It would make a great breakfast cereal if you had a whole bunch of them in a bowl covered in milk, and yes, of course, it would be called GigaBites.

I've heard this before

[CarpetShark]

I lost a few gig of SD memory in a keyboard one time by accident. So, we're actually moving backwards in size.

I've heard that story before, except then, the SD memory was a flute, and the keyboard was... well... at band camp.

Re:English Penny

[GogglesPisano]

Now this is a prime example of why standard units are so important.

As I understand it, here on Slashdot, size is expressed in units of Library of Congresses. Let's do a few quick calculations:

So, uh, lessee... a US penny is .75 inches across... the Library of Congress has approximately 530 miles of shelf space... ...carry the two...

That means that this new chip is 2.2334E-08 Library of Congresses in size.

Happy to Help!

Incorrect unit for size used please correct it.

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

I find that the summary uses "penny size" to describe the size of the chip. Slashdot Standard Units Manual, clearly states that the preferred units for length is football fields, (as in my bookshelf is 0.01 football fields wide).

Similarly preferred units data size is libraries of congress (as in sigfile in /. should be less than 80 femto libraries of congress)

For weight it is locomotives. As in "The sun weighs 3.72 tera locomotives)

And for flow rate it is Amazon river. The new regulations reduced the maximum flow rate for shower heads from 1.6 atto amazons to 1.2 atto amazons.

For volume the preferred units is number of Earths that could be stuffed into it. As in "The asteroid Gzibpat has the volume of 0.1 micro Earths.

So please recalculate the volume of the chip in Earths and resubmit the story.

Re:I want one

[stuboogie]

"Or I can wait twenty years and they'll have a nanobot one for free in my Corkflakes (sans SCSI)."

Corkflakes??

Is there going to be a corn shortage in the future due to global warming or will we find out that cork is not only high in fiber, but is great for your cholesterol!!

Re:Big deal

[danbert8]

Well, since we're off topic, I have another similar situation... My first day on the job as a co-op, I wore a shirt and tie, and my boss told me not to wear a tie because I was making everyone look bad (I'm pretty sure he was joking). Some people like a more casual environment.

Re:Big deal

[Niffux]

Next time you think your boss is an idiot and wonder why he's your boss, you'll probably notice that the only difference between him and you, is that he dresses nicer.

And that he's an idiot, hopefully.