128GB flash memory chips from Toshiba

20th June, 2010 by adina
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Toshiba has recently released the first 128GB embedded flash memory chip in the history, setting a new mobile storage record. The new chip is built on a 32 nanometer process and it benefits from 16 8GB NAND layers which are meant to double the previous best capacity; this doesn’t affect the thickness, though. Toshiba has used revolutionary thinning techniques, so that the whole design is less than 0.06 inches thick.

The new capacity seems to be enough for a handheld to store chores which were impossible to store before. The manufacturer of the chip estimates that the 128GB could offer 16.6 hours of 1080p video.

The test samples of the 128GB chip are expected to be available by September; full production is about to start during this fall. In August, another similar chip will start sampling, a 64GB one. The mass production of the 64GB chip will begin at the same time with the 128GB one. Even if no customer has yet been named, Apple is expected to use this type of chip, as the company is one of the largest customers for flash memory and uses Toshiba memory for some iPhones, iPods and even solid-state drives for Macs. Toshiba usually uses the memory for some of its notebooks.


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