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IMFT 3D QLC Yields Lower Than Expected
Intel and Micron Struggling With 3D QLC Yields With the rise of QLC in recent years, NAND is expected to grow cheaper than ever. Along with the developments in 3D NAND, SSD capacity should move along nicely. Unfortunately, every now and then, problems pop up. One such issue is popping…
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Micron Reportedly Fighting Off Hostile TakeOver
Over the past year, NAND prices have continued their steady fall. For the average consumer, this has meant cheaper and cheaper SSDs and the release of ever larger capacities. However, this has placed enormous strain on NAND producers to reduce prices while taking on ever more expensive R&D costs. This…
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Micron Announces Enterprise 9100 and 7100 NVMe PCIe SSDs
NVMe has been hailed as the next big storage protocol supplanting the aging ACHI that many SSDs still use. While NVMe is still slowly making its way into the consumer market, the enterprise segment has been readily moving forwards. In light of this Micron is updating their P420m and P320h lineup…
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Tsinghua Group Look to Acquire SanDisk and Toshiba
China is looking to expand heavily into the storage industry with the latest acquisition rumour. According to the report, Tsinghua Group, a Chinese government-controlled investment group is looking into acquiring either SanDisk or Toshiba to get access to their NAND technology. Both Toshiba and SanDisk currently work together in a…
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Micron to start selling TLC SSDs this quarter
Micron Technologies is finally moving into the TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND market, with shipments of consumer SDDs starting in Q4 this year. TLC is generally cheaper than MLC, holding up to 3 bits compared to the 2 with the older technology. This allows for cheaper SSDs as it requires fewer…
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