New Report: Emerging Memories Take Off

Fighter Jets Doing Acrobatic Take-OffThe Memory Guy is pleased to announced the release of a new report by Objective Analysis and Coughlin Associates: Emerging Memories Take Off.

The report is the 2021 update of our popular 2020 emerging memories report, and includes detailed technology profiles of MRAM, ReRAM, FRAM, PCM/XPoint and other technologies, profiles of Continue reading “New Report: Emerging Memories Take Off”

SLC to MLC to TLC to QLC to PLC: Diminishing Returns

Chart shows asymptotically diminishing cost reductions achieved by migrating from SLC to MLC to TLC to QLC to PLCFrom time to time The Memory Guy is asked to explain why the NAND flash business doesn’t immediately convert to the next larger number of bits per cell once it becomes available.  Many people tend to think that a significant cost benefit will necessarily result from migrating to the next number of bits.  It surprises these folks to find that the cost advantage of moving from TLC to QLC is only half as great as the benefit of moving from SLC to MLC.

There is a diminishing Continue reading “SLC to MLC to TLC to QLC to PLC: Diminishing Returns”