Date: 20/10/2009

34nm MLC NAND flash memory from Micron for enterprise storage with 6x endurance

Micron has introduced the new line of 34nm Multi-Level Cell NAND for flash-based enterprise storage capacity systems, and provides 30,000 write cycles, a 6x increase in endurance when compared to standard MLC NAND.

Micron's new enterprise NAND products support the ONFI 2.1synchronous interface, delivering a 4- to 5x improvement in data transfer rates when compared to NAND interfaces, and its 34nm enterprise NAND portfolio includes a 32Gb MLC NAND chip, a 16Gb SLC NAND chip that can be configured into multi-die, single packages supporting densities up to 32GB MLC and 16GB SLC, respectively.

"By leveraging our mature 34nm NAND process, Micron has developed Enterprise NAND products that support customers' high-endurance requirements. These products ensure that enterprise organizations have a highly reliable NAND flash solution - be it MLC or SLC - for design into the broader enterprise storage platform," said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron's memory group.

"The use of advanced NAND flash is required to achieve broad SSD adoption in enterprise applications," said Steffen Hellmold, vice president of business development at SandForce. "We are very excited to work with Micron and enable cost effective, reliable, high-performance SSD solutions that support stringent enterprise lifecycle requirements."

Availability:

Now sampling its enterprise NAND products with customers and controller manufacturers, and is expected to be in volume production in early 2010.

For more details visit www.micron.com

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