New IM flash factory 19nm flash from Toshiba!

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New IM flash factory   Posted on 21/04/2011 at 12:21 by Marc

	Intel and Micron have announced the official opening of their new flash memory factory in Singapore. Part of their IM Flash joint venture, 1200 people will be employed at this USD 3bn investment. The factory started production of 25nm memory on 300mm silicium wafers in mid-2010 and maximum capacity should be reached sometime this year. This is the second IM Flash memory factory, after the one in Lehi in Utah, at which the first 20nm chips were made. IM Flash also subcontracts part of its production to the Micron Manassas factory in Virginia.

19nm flash from Toshiba!   Posted on 21/04/2011 at 12:02 by Marc

	Toshiba has just announced that it has produced some 19nm MLC flash NAND memory. The size of the chip, which has a capacity of 8GB, has not been given, with Toshiba saying that samples will be available as of end of April, with mass production to be launched in the course of the third quarter. No information has been given on the lifespan of these chips. One week ago, IMFT announced an 8 GB chip engraved at 20nm, with mass production announced for the second half of the year. We’re unlikely to see SSDs based on these memories before 2012.