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Jason Dunn
02-10-2002, 01:49 AM
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,83263,tk,dn020802X,00.asp">http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,83263,tk,dn020802X,00.asp</a><br /><br />Faster rewrite? Higher storage volume? Bring it on...<br /><br />"Toshiba and its partner, California-based SanDisk, have developed a flash memory chip that can hold up to 1 gigabit, enough for 2 minutes of moving images, Toshiba said Friday. This NAND-type flash memory chip is aimed at packing high-volume data such as moving images and audio onto cell phones and video recorders, according to Kenichi Sugiyama, a Toshiba spokesperson. The NAND-type chip is designed to have faster rewrite characteristics and higher storage volume and is used in memory cards such as Smart Media, Compact Flash and Secure Digital cards for mobile devices."

James
02-10-2002, 07:09 AM
Faster rewrite? Higher storage volume? Bring it on...


as long as it doesn't also mean "massively expensive"...

Sven Johannsen
02-10-2002, 05:59 PM
up to 1 gigabit, enough for 2 minutes of moving images


Guess they haven't heard of compression.

James
02-10-2002, 06:10 PM
Can't believe I missed this the first time:

up to 1 gigabit, enough for 2 minutes of moving images


1 gigabit? That's a mere 128MB!

Jason Dunn
02-10-2002, 09:21 PM
1 gigabit? That's a mere 128MB!


I don't know much about Flash memory technology, but I think this is akin to IBM creating a new platter density - ultimately it means that the Flash cards will have higher capacities, and that phones and other mobile devices will come with more RAM on board.

James
02-10-2002, 11:45 PM
t'will be interesting then. ya can't fit more than one bit in a bit ;), but if they can squash a lot more of 'em into a physical device, it's definitely got my $$ waiting on it.