Atlanta (ip-192.com): A new three-bit-per-cell NAND flash technology was jointly developed by Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. Both companies said that the new technology represents the industry's most efficient NAND product developed.
Through their joint venture, Intel and Micron Technology have made the new 32-gigabit chip, which they say is the smallest and most cost-effective on the market with that amount of memory.
NAND chips are usually used in storage devices such as flash and USB drives. Intel announced last month it was moving to the more advanced 34-nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based, solid-state-drive products, which would help lower prices for personal-computer and laptop makers who buy them.
The chip will be in mass production starting in the fourth quarter, according to a recent press release.
The companies "continue to move forward on further shrinks in NAND" so Micron Vice President of Memory Brian Shirley, and they see three-bit-per-cell NAND as "an important piece of our roadmap."
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