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Mel Enriquez · February 2nd, 2008, 08:16 AM

There's more fodder on SSD as a storage device. Intel and Micron plan to increase speed of SSD by 500%.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...ubSection=News

Selected excerpt from the article that is of interest:
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Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) on Friday said they have developed technology for a high-speed solid-state drive that's five times faster than current products used in consumer and professional devices ranging from handheld computers and notebooks to digital cameras and camcorders.

The NAND flash memory chips developed jointly by the two companies can reach speeds of up to 200 MB per second for reading data and 100 MB per second for writing data, the partners said. Current memory chips have maximum read-write speeds of 40 MB and 20 MB, respectively.

Solid-state drives are used for storage today in just about any electronic device that holds data. Current technology is fast enough for handling photos and standard video in computers or an Apple iPod, but performance problems become an issue in handling high-definition video, which consumers are expected to start demanding as they become accustomed to watching HD televisions. HDTVs are among the hottest selling consumer electronics products today.

With HD video files requiring multiple gigabytes of storage, the need for technology that can move the content in and out of a storage device quickly, so it can be played on a handheld gadget or recorded in a camcorder, becomes critical. Other applications include digital photography, where faster storage would translate into faster shutter speeds for sports photography, for example.

"These are all areas where performance does matter and consumers or users are willing to pay for it," Joe Unsworth, analyst for Gartner told InformationWeek. "These products are going to have a premium associated with it."
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If this comes to pass, maybe higher bandwidth and resolutions are possible.

Mark Kenfield · February 5th, 2008, 08:19 PM

Very interesting from a digital image capturing standpoint, both still and particularly video cameras would certainly benefit from this.

Who knows, maybe CF cards will become the new film stock!

February 2nd, 2008, 08:16 AM	#1
Mel Enriquez Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 129	Intel & Micron plan to increase SSD speed There's more fodder on SSD as a storage device. Intel and Micron plan to increase speed of SSD by 500%. http://www.informationweek.com/news/...ubSection=News Selected excerpt from the article that is of interest: -------- Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) on Friday said they have developed technology for a high-speed solid-state drive that's five times faster than current products used in consumer and professional devices ranging from handheld computers and notebooks to digital cameras and camcorders. The NAND flash memory chips developed jointly by the two companies can reach speeds of up to 200 MB per second for reading data and 100 MB per second for writing data, the partners said. Current memory chips have maximum read-write speeds of 40 MB and 20 MB, respectively. Solid-state drives are used for storage today in just about any electronic device that holds data. Current technology is fast enough for handling photos and standard video in computers or an Apple iPod, but performance problems become an issue in handling high-definition video, which consumers are expected to start demanding as they become accustomed to watching HD televisions. HDTVs are among the hottest selling consumer electronics products today. With HD video files requiring multiple gigabytes of storage, the need for technology that can move the content in and out of a storage device quickly, so it can be played on a handheld gadget or recorded in a camcorder, becomes critical. Other applications include digital photography, where faster storage would translate into faster shutter speeds for sports photography, for example. "These are all areas where performance does matter and consumers or users are willing to pay for it," Joe Unsworth, analyst for Gartner told InformationWeek. "These products are going to have a premium associated with it." --------------- If this comes to pass, maybe higher bandwidth and resolutions are possible.

February 5th, 2008, 08:19 PM	#2
Mark Kenfield Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 470	Very interesting from a digital image capturing standpoint, both still and particularly video cameras would certainly benefit from this. Who knows, maybe CF cards will become the new film stock!