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Cloud Computing
Apr 26
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Only a system-level approach to flash memory management can meet the increasing performance demands of the cloud while bringing the price of all solid-state systems to a level that is equal to high-performance HDDs. Innovations are necessary to...
Cloud Computing
Apr 25
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SMART Storage Systems, Inc., an innovative enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) technology provider, and Diablo Technologies, Inc., a proven innovator in memory system interface products, today announced an exclusive relationship to combine SMART...
TechCrunch
Apr 16
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The news about Google Glass just keeps coming today. After announcing that Glass is about to ship and releasing the Glass Mirror API documentation, Google has now also posted the full spec sheet for the Glass hardware. There are no major surprises...
Forbes
Apr 15
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SanDisk has seen its shares jump over 30% this year and is currently hovering near its all-time high, in tandem with other storage companies and the S&P Index. The huge move in the company?s stock can be attributed to continued demand for flash...
EE Times
Apr 11
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Memory maker has begun mass production of 128-Gbit NAND flash memory aimed at driving the transition from magnetic to solid-state drives.
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Cloud Computing
Apr 3
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
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April 3, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- Nimbus Data Systems, Inc., the leader in Sustainable Storage®, today announced that in the past month it has received four industry awards for Gemini, its third-generation all-flash...
EE Times
Mar 28
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Strong pricing was one of the reasons behind an unusual and unseasonal jump in the value of the he NAND flash memory market in 4Q12, according to market researcher IHS.
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Cloud Computing
Mar 8
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Toshiba, the big NAND Flash memory chip maker, and Violin Memory, a maker of arrays using those chips, started cuddling deeper under the bedclothes Monday because of an expanded strategic alliance that’s supposed to give Violin full visibility...
Forbes
Feb 19
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At a global media event this morning, NetApp unveiled a new operating system that hopes to solve the main Achilles heel of Flash memory today which has the "annoying" property to quickly wear-out!
EE Times
Feb 14
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Tablet and cellphone processors, NAND flash memory and telecom-specific ICs are set to enjoy best growth in 2013, says IC Insights.
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The mass production of flash memory to power USB drives and Apple's iPod and iPhone has made this once-costly technology a good deal less expensive. This price drop has fueled speculation that flash memory, with advantages in speed and power consumption, could displace traditional magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs) in computers. Flash memory is also known as solid-state drive technology.
But will magnetic storage go extinct? Despite some predictions that within three or four years HDD will be a thing of the past, there remain doubts. It's still expensive today to replace laptop HDDs with flash--the difference could be as much as US $300 more per laptop--and HDD's demise has been predicted several times before, prematurely. One alternative route is that of coexistence--manufacturers have begun introducing hybrid drives that incorporate both flash and magnetic storage.Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/home/wikinvest/src_live_2/mediawiki/images/7/74/Flashdrives.jpg': No such file or directory @ blob.c/OpenBlob/2480. convert: missing an image filename `/home/wikinvest/src_live_2/mediawiki/images/thumb/7/74/Flashdrives.jpg/300px-Flashdrives.jpg' @ convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/2800.
Flash's future: can these minute memory devices take down the HDD industry?
Who wins if flash memory replaces Hard Drives?
- Sandisk is the industry leader in flash memory technology, providing flash drives for Apple's iPods and a variety of other consumer electronics.
- Samsung also manufactures flash drives.
Who wins through HDD/magnetic storage?
- Seagate is the independent mainstay of HDD technology, its products appearing in an unparalleled across-the-board array--everything from Xboxs to rival PS3s to most laptops on the market.
- Western Digital is Seagate's only meaningful competition (beyond large "captive" companies like Toshiba and Hitachi, whose sales are many times larger than the independents').
- Nidec Corporation (Nihon Densan Kabushiki Kaisha) (NJ) is a HDD spindle motor manufacturer with a near monopoly, over 70% market share. Important supplier to Seagate and Western Digital but, because of dominance of their particular niche, see less pricing pressure.
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