Revolutionary 2Tb 3D QLC NAND flash memory die teased by Western Digital
Limited to AI and data center markets initially
SSD Pricing Update, Q2 2024: A Rising Trend for Storage
Until last year, there was plenty of talk about declining SSD prices. However, as we showed a few months ago, that trend has reversed. The AI race has also become a factor for SSD and HDD pricing.
NAND flash market turnaround: Revenue surged 25% in Q4 2023
Another 20% increase expected this quarter
microSD and SD Card Buying Guide: Speed Classes & What to Buy
Portable flash memory has never been more versatile, and you will be pleasantly surprised by the widespread availability of high-speed, large-capacity microSD and SD cards these days. In this guide, we explain all the speed classes, plus give you handy buying recommendations.
Bad News, SSDs Are Getting More Expensive: SSD Pricing Update
To make sense of SSD pricing trends, we've selected some of the most popular SSDs across three different capacities and analyzed how their average prices on Amazon have fluctuated over the last year.
Report reveals decline in quality of USB sticks and microSD Cards
Low-quality NAND chips are finding their way into branded devices
Samsung's new QLC Flash could bring 16TB SSDs to market
Reclaiming the storage-density crown once more
Forward-looking: Multi-level memory cells (MLC) can store more than a single bit of digital information at the same time, and MLC chips are the cornerstone of modern solid-state drives. Samsung is about to introduce a new generation of SSDs based on quad-level memory cells (QLC), providing unprecedented areal density for storage applications.
2023 was the worst year in PC industry history, but there's reason to be optimistic in 2024
The bad news is that SSD prices could jump 50% this year
Back with a vengeance: SSD prices to surge in 2024
NAND pricing expected to surge in the coming months
China's YMTC claims Micron infringed on its 3D NAND patents
The latest battle in the US-China tech war will be fought in a California court
Time to buy an SSD? Samsung plans to raise NAND flash prices by 20% per quarter
For at least the next two quarters
DRAM and NAND prices projected to edge upward in Q4 following production cuts
Now might be the best time to buy a new SSD
Samsung faces steep 80% profit decline amidst chip inventory surplus
The market is starting to improve, though
3D DRAM is coming, but we don't know how to build it - yet
A new approach is needed to vertically stack memory cells together
DRAM and SSDs will continue to get cheaper in the coming months
More good news for consumers amid an uncertain global economy
Neo Semiconductor launches 3D X-DRAM, world-first technology for 3D DRAM memory chips
3D DRAM memory modules are seemingly easy and cheap to produce
Samsung scales back memory chip production as profit craters
DRAM and NAND prices are expected to continue their slide in the coming months
Supplier aims for 300TB flash drives by 2026
Pure Storage plans to outpace HAMR HDD development with 3D NAND advances
Samsung memory chip foundry set to lose $3.04 billion in Q1 2023
Company has propped the division up with a loan from its displays subsidiary
Memory chip prices expected to remain in freefall through the first half of 2023
DRAM and NAND chip prices continue to slide
Explainer: What is SSD Trimming?
SSD trimming is a process that helps to maintain the performance of a solid-state drive over time. Windows and other operating systems optimize SSDs by using trimming. But what exactly is it and how does it work? Read our explainer on everything trim related!
Samsung's 8th-gen V-NAND is expected to support over 12 GB/s
Already nearly 2x the speed of PCIe 4.0 SSDs
Samsung shares 1,000-layer V-NAND and GDDR7 plans during annual tech conference
Samsung has produced a trillion gigabytes of memory over 40+ years
Expect SSD and RAM prices to rise as memory manufacturers slash production
You might want to upgrade sooner rather than later