NAND Flash Memory - A Future Not So Bleak After All

**MIG-31** · Feb 22, 2012, 07:51 AM

A paper, titled “The Bleak Future of NAND Flash Memory” was recently jointly published by the University of California and Microsoft Research. It has been picked up by many media outlets who all seem to be beating the same morbid drum, spinning tales of a seemingly apocalyptic end to the reign of flash-based storage devices. While I agree with some of what these authors have to say, I have reservations about the methods upon which the paper is based.
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Matth · Feb 23, 2012, 05:21 PM

So we won't see fast, cheap big flash devices, but unless another technology comes along to challenge the niche that flash currently occupies, the future of flash is pretty safe, it just won't conquer any new areas.

Feb 22, 2012, 07:51 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	NAND Flash Memory - A Future Not So Bleak After All A paper, titled “The Bleak Future of NAND Flash Memory” was recently jointly published by the University of California and Microsoft Research. It has been picked up by many media outlets who all seem to be beating the same morbid drum, spinning tales of a seemingly apocalyptic end to the reign of flash-based storage devices. While I agree with some of what these authors have to say, I have reservations about the methods upon which the paper is based. _____________ Source: PC Perspective __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 23, 2012, 05:21 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: NAND Flash Memory - A Future Not So Bleak After All So we won't see fast, cheap big flash devices, but unless another technology comes along to challenge the niche that flash currently occupies, the future of flash is pretty safe, it just won't conquer any new areas. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread