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Samsung Unveils 64-Gbit Flash Memory Chip

Posted by kdawson on from the thanks-for-the-memories dept.

Lucas123 writes "The chips can be combined to create a 128-GB flash storage device capable of holding up to 80 DVD movies or 32,000 MP3 music files. The chip was created using 30-nanometer processing technology that was developed with Samsung's self-aligned double patterning technology. Manufacturing will start in 2009; but the article quotes a Gartner analyst who reminds us, 'Samsung has had a difficult time adhering to its timelines for mass production due to the complexity of MLC architectures and ever shrinking process geometries.'"

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  1. Bad math by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Am I the only person tired of seeing storage listed in terms of "songs"? Come on,

    32,000 MP3 music files Really, that number doesn't mean squat. I have a friend who love punk music, where the songs are on average about 45 seconds long. I have another friend who listens to classical music, where many songs are 5 minutes or more. How could you possibly equate those two?

    Wouldn't it just make a lot more sense to say it could hold X hours of music, instead?
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