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SK Hynix To Offer 72-Layer 3D NAND Flash
SK Hynix introduced the industry's first 72-Layer 256Gb 3D NAND Flash based on its TLC (Triple-Level Cell) arrays and own technologies. The company stacks 1.5 times more cells for the 72-Layer 3D NAND than it does for the 48-Layer 3D which is already in mass production. A single 256Gb NAND Flash chip can represent 32GB (Gigabytes) storage.
SK Hynix launched 36-Layer 128Gb 3D NAND chips in April 2016, and has been mass producing 48-Layer 256Gb 3D NAND chips since November 2016. In just 5 months, the company has developed the 72-Layer 256Gb 3D NAND chips, securing the industry's finest product portfolio.
The technological achievement of this 72-Layer 256Gb 3D NAND compares figuratively to the difficulty of approximately 4 billion 72-storied skyscrapers on a dime. The chip also achieves approximately 30 percent more manufacturing productivity over its predecessor 48-Layer by stacking 1.5 times more cells and utilizing existing mass production facilities. Also by bringing high-speed circuit design into the new chip, its internal operation speed is two times faster and read/write performance is 20 percent higher than a 48-Layer 3D NAND chip.
With this new 72-Layer 3D NAND chips having 30% more efficiency in productivity and 20% higher performance, SK Hynix has been currently developing NAND Flash solutions such as SSD (Solid State Drive) and storage for mobile devices such as smart phones. With the improved performance, high reliability and low power consumption, the company looks forward to solidifying its business competence in the 3D NAND memory solutions.
"With the introduction of this industry's highest productivity 3D NAND, SK Hynix will mass produce the 256Gb 3D NAND in the second half of this year to provide this to worldwide business clients for optimum use in storage solutions" said vice president Jong Ho Kim, the Head of Marketing Division. "The company plans to expand the usage of the product to SSDs and mobile gadgets such as smart phones to further improve its business structure weighted towards DRAM" he added.
3D NAND demand will rapidly increase across AI (Artificial Intelligence), big data and cloud storage in the 4th industrial revolution.
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#5418452 Posted on: 04/10/2017 04:04 PM
I am still rocking my intel 330 120 gb and literally getting frustrated when i get to work on a pc with out ssd although needs a little bit of carefull management to not overflood your drive .. still i believe a 256 drive for operating system is great and you can get a bigger one for games or what ever you want to use it. Bigger faster and cheper drives are more than welcome looking forward for my system to have hdd's only for real bulky files or none at all!
I am still rocking my intel 330 120 gb and literally getting frustrated when i get to work on a pc with out ssd although needs a little bit of carefull management to not overflood your drive .. still i believe a 256 drive for operating system is great and you can get a bigger one for games or what ever you want to use it. Bigger faster and cheper drives are more than welcome looking forward for my system to have hdd's only for real bulky files or none at all!
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#5418459 Posted on: 04/10/2017 04:15 PM
Having bought progressively larger SSD's as they've got cheaper I now actually have spares of older ones!
My main PC now has a 500Gb 960 Evo and a 500Gb 850 evo. My HTPC has a 120Gb 850 evo also.
I have 2 x 256Gb Crucial m4's that are currently sat on my desk, don't have any massive need to use them at the moment.
Having bought progressively larger SSD's as they've got cheaper I now actually have spares of older ones!
My main PC now has a 500Gb 960 Evo and a 500Gb 850 evo. My HTPC has a 120Gb 850 evo also.
I have 2 x 256Gb Crucial m4's that are currently sat on my desk, don't have any massive need to use them at the moment.
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#5418485 Posted on: 04/10/2017 05:21 PM
Having bought progressively larger SSD's as they've got cheaper I now actually have spares of older ones!
My main PC now has a 500Gb 960 Evo and a 500Gb 850 evo. My HTPC has a 120Gb 850 evo also.
I have 2 x 256Gb Crucial m4's that are currently sat on my desk, don't have any massive need to use them at the moment.
Maybe upgrade old laptops with hdd's or just sell them so you can invest on other components.
Having bought progressively larger SSD's as they've got cheaper I now actually have spares of older ones!
My main PC now has a 500Gb 960 Evo and a 500Gb 850 evo. My HTPC has a 120Gb 850 evo also.
I have 2 x 256Gb Crucial m4's that are currently sat on my desk, don't have any massive need to use them at the moment.
Maybe upgrade old laptops with hdd's or just sell them so you can invest on other components.
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#5418770 Posted on: 04/11/2017 09:23 AM
Unfortunately the SSD market took a step back recently with the prices jumping some 20%. It's not good considering how small a typical 250GB SSD still is compared to the traditional HDDs' cost/size ratio. Computer programs have hardly been getting smaller at the same time. Especially games have bloated all the time, despite the shift to smaller SSDs.
Unfortunately the SSD market took a step back recently with the prices jumping some 20%. It's not good considering how small a typical 250GB SSD still is compared to the traditional HDDs' cost/size ratio. Computer programs have hardly been getting smaller at the same time. Especially games have bloated all the time, despite the shift to smaller SSDs.
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When SSD's first came out, I was really sceptical about reliability and durability.
SLC was very cost prohibitive for me so I had to wait a few years before I got my Crucial MX100 (MLC). Looking at the tech now, this SSD probably will last more than any of my HDD's did.
TLC is great to get the cost per Gb down and make SSD's accessible to every device. Even at the cost of some durability, it's a great tech!