California-based SanDisk, a developer of flash memory cards, has unveiled a 64-Gb, 2-bits/cell based monolithic chip based on 19nm technology. This will help the company to develop integrated and detachable storage products ideal for mobile phones and tablet computers.
The company will start mass production of the 19nm 64Gb X2 device by the third quarter of 2011, when it will also launch a 3-bit/cell technology device.
Yoram Cedar, executive vice president and chief technology officer, SanDisk, announced that the cost- efficient NAND flash chips have been produced in collaboration with Toshiba. The 19nm process technology- based products can help its use in new applications and smaller sizes.
The 19nm memory die uses advanced flash memory technology node to date, for process developments and solutions to cell design requirements. The company’s All-Bit-Line (ABL) design featuring programming algorithms and systems that provide data storage at multiple levels enable multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory chips that maintain high performance and reliability.
Source: http://www.sandisk.com