The late 1990s saw the widespread introduction of solid-state storage based around NAND Flash. Ranging from memory cards for portable devices to storage for desktops and laptops, the data storage ...

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USB flash drives, SD cards, and microSD cards are becoming expensive as the NAND chip shortage takes its bite and expands to other storage options.

The technology behind SD cards is based on flash memory, which retains information securely even without a power supply. Nevertheless, even this technology has its limits. The electrical charges ...

Violin Memory, a pioneer in the flash storage industry which was never able to capitalize on its early market lead, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and unveiled plans to hold an auction for its ...

Sony is close to unveiling a new, higher-capacity version of its popular Memory Stick removable flash memory card. But sources say it won't be compatible with some older devices. Expected to be ...

With internal storage capacities in smartphones and laptops ever-increasing, there is less reliance on external storage media by users. Plus, cloud storage is all the rage these days, offering ...

Flash memory is on a roll. It has gone from a backup, secondary technology to a mainstream product technology that's critical to a wide range of consumer and embedded applications. Flash memory, warts ...

First introduced in 1999 by the SD Association (SDA), the Secure Digital (SD) memory card quickly gained acceptance as a data storage medium for handheld and portable consumer devices. The SD card was ...

Clock speeds get faster. Per-cycle (and per-clock edge) address and data dollops get larger. And protocols get more efficient ...