World’s 1st 16 gig flash chip
p2p news / p2pnet:- Goodbye CDs and hard disks, says Samsung Electronics.
The company says it`s developed the world`s first 16 GB flash memory chip produced by 50 nanometer technology and, In the same way that civilization rapidly progressed after paper was invented 2,000 years ago, flash memory will serve as the `digital paper` to store all kind of information from documents to photos and videos in the future, the Chosun Ilbo has ceo Hwang Chang-gyu sayng.
Mobile storage devices like CDs and hard disks will gradually disappear over the next two or three years, and flash memory will dominate the information age.
Forty researchers who worked nonstop forgoing their holidays were the heroes of the tale, adds the story.
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Chosun Ilbo – Samsung Develops 16 Gb Flash Memory Chip, September 12, 2005
September 12th, 2005 at 3:51 pm
Anyone who has been in the computer industry knows how unreliable flash is, they fail at the most unpredictable time.
September 12th, 2005 at 8:20 pm
They will need a hell of alot more storage space than 16gb to compete with modern hardrives @ 400gb+, and i imagine we will soon be seeing terrabytes as well.
Although i have to admit, the idea of memory storage is more appealing simply because of the possble bandwidth.
September 12th, 2005 at 11:26 pm
Samsung Readies 32GB Memory Cards
High-capacity chip could boost handheld capacity to 8000 MP3 times or 20 DVD movies.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122514,tk,dn091205X,00.asp
September 13th, 2005 at 4:13 am
not only bandwidth but doesn’t flash also use less battery?? .. if they can work on reliability
September 13th, 2005 at 5:52 am
Been using a 1gig flashdrive with no problems and have searched for any problems people have had with little luck. Can you point us in the direction of this information? No moving parts, no heat, what exactly fails? and these are being used as high security back-ups daily by thousands of users. I use mine as a full time server hard drive under a full load 24/7 and it has never had a problem.
September 13th, 2005 at 6:51 am
The only thing i’ve heard is that formatting them using xp is likely to cause “errors” and somehow “kill” the flash ram in the drive. This was on tomshardware under the article “windows in your pocket” but i still find it hard to believe.