http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/21/toshiba.sandisk.to.mass.produce.sub.30nm.memory/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/toshdiskflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba and SanDisk will produce 20nm-class NAND flash memory at their joint-venture facility in Yokkaichi, Japan in the second half of 2010, DigiTimes reported on Monday, citing industry sources. The facility will scale up production to about 200,000 wafers per month as a result. Toshiba used the factory to build 3-bit per cell (3bpc) 32nm memory, which were expected to account for 50 percent of ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/21/toshiba.sandisk.to.mass.produce.sub.30nm.memory/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/apple.triggers.holiday.09.flash.shortage/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ipodtouch3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's new iPods and other flash-based devices have sparked an industry-wide shortage in the NAND memory they use, unofficial industry contacts claimed today. Samsung, one of Apple's primary suppliers, is claimed by DigiTimes as having cut its supply of flash memory to Taiwan companies in half. Other companies are faring worse, as Hynix and Toshiba have only promised "limited supply" while Micr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/14/apple.triggers.holiday.09.flash.shortage/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/intel.3.bit.per.cell.flash/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/intel34nm3bitpercell.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel and Micron this morning said they have developed some of the densest NAND flash memory ever. The two have expanded on their already small 34 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process to add 3-bit-per-cell storage. By packing extra data into each memory cell, the firms say they can create a 32 gigabit (4GB) single chip that measures less than 0.2 inches square. While 3-bit isn't new and has bee... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/intel.3.bit.per.cell.flash/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/new.iphone.3gs.memory/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/micronnandflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two more companies are set to join the ranks supplying memory for the iPhone 3GS, industry sources claim. Hynix's 41nm NAND flash is said to have recently passed 3GS validation, paving the way for future deliveries. Details of a Micron agreement have also allegedly emerged, pointing to volume shipments for Apple beginning in August. Unlike Hynix, Micron has 34nm chips ready to go, the sources sa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/new.iphone.3gs.memory/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/iphone.flash.memory.orders/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/toshiba16gigabit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's preparations for the next-generation iPhone line is constraining worldwide supplies for leading flash memory manufacturers and may increase prices. A new analyst report says that Appleís (unannounced) refresh of iPhones is putting increased pressure on flash memory manufacturers managing dwindling inventory. According to Cult of Mac, ThinkEquity analyst Vijay Rakesh is telling clients that... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/17/iphone.flash.memory.orders/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/micron.16gb.nand.flash/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/micronnandflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Micron this morning said it has started shipping the first production samples of 34 nanometer, 16GB NAND flash memory. The advancement uses the smaller manufacturing process to stack eight multi-level cell storage chips in a single package that holds the record amount without swelling the chip size. Micron sees the component as a way of giving smartphones and other handheld devices a large amoun... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/micron.16gb.nand.flash/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/02/mpc.shuts.down/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/mpctxtbook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MPC Corp has quietly revealed that it plans to shut down its operations permanently. The long-time PC maker says an attempt to save itself during Chapter 11 bankruptcy has failed and that it will drop 147 jobs immediately. The firm likewise plans to keep a core of just 51 staffers for an unspecified number of months until it can completely wind down its operations. A tough economic climate give... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/02/mpc.shuts.down/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/micron.1gb.sec.ssd/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/micronssd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Micron has developed an extremely fast solid-state drive that could set new records for internal storage and shown the drive in an early test. The claimed new breakthrough in storage uses two SSDs with 16 data channels for the flash memory to generate a total transfer speed of 1GB per second. The performance tops 200,000 IOPS (input/output operations per second) and is quick enough that Micron h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/26/micron.1gb.sec.ssd/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/24/micron.c200.256gb.in.march/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/micronrealssd256gb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Micron on Monday said to CNET that it would start mass-producing its long-promised RealSSD C200 256GB solid-state drive in March of next year. The timeframe pushes back the drive from its original fall launch and limits the current lineup to the 128GB drives common in the industry. The 2.5-inch SSD has been touted as a potential leader through its combination both of the large amount of space as... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/24/micron.c200.256gb.in.march/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/24/intel.34nm.32gb.chip.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/intel32gbchip.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel and its memory making partner Micron today said they have begun mass producing their promised first 34nm NAND flash memory. The smaller manufacturing process lets the two firms build individual chip layers with 32 gigabits (4GB) of data in a standard package and in large batches using regular 300mm wafers. The technology is small enough to allow eight cores per layer and would allow a two-... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/24/intel.34nm.32gb.chip.ships/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:30:00 GMT