Tokyo, Japan – Toshiba Corporation claims the development of the industry’s first 16-die (max.) stacked NAND flash memory using Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology. The prototype uses TSV technology that uses the vertical electrodes and vias to pass through the silicon dies for the connection. “This enables high speed data input and output, and reduces power consumption,” said…
Altera Corporation (ALTR) has developed a storage reference design, based on its Arria® 10 SoCs, that doubles the life of NAND flash and can increase the number of program-erase cycles by up to 7X compared to current NAND flash implementations. The reference design includes an Arria 10 SoC with an integrated dual-core ARM® Cortex®A9 processor,…
The global NAND flash market is growing at a CAGR of 10.1 percent to 2019, with market revenue expected to top $49 billion by 2019, according to the research report Global NAND Flash Market 2015-2019. At the same time, lower materials and manufacturing costs are helping manufacturers decrease NAND-flash ASPs. NAND flash-based storage devices are now considered…
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Such is one version of the current tale in the NAND flash market as seasonally weak demand hangs on and prices limp along. Given how impressive 2014 was for a good chunk of the global semiconductor and electronics supply chain, it’s a good time to check midstream channel…
Have the Ides of March come for the memory market? Who’s playing Brutus? Who’s Caesar? A few weeks back, I touched on the subject of the memory market possibly being at its high point and that our volatile commodities could be headed toward a drop in activity and pricing. It appears that time is now.…
Greetings and happy New Year. I held off on reviewing the memory market until the dust settled after a chaotic rush to replenish inventory, pipeline in products, and forecast buys for the coming quarters. Yes, I’ll be the first to comment on scheduling through Christmas. Quote and order levels were very high since the calendar…
Despite a projected 5.4 percent increase in global semiconductor revenue in 2015, this is down from 7.9 percent growth in 2014, according to Gartner Inc. The forecast is also down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 5.8 percent growth. The semiconductor industry is forecast to reach $358 billion in revenue, driven by strong growth in…
While this is a relatively quick week for the semiconductor industry and the memory market, we can begin to look forward to 2015. One potential political and civil hot button could have long-term effects on the memory market. And that’s police body cameras. The Obama administration has asked for congressional approval for a program that…
DDR3 SDRAM continues to be the bellwether of the memory market. Despite fluctuations in pricing, product continues to be scarce and lead times continue to be an issue. Lead times for DDR3 memory ranges from 12 to 16 weeks with inventory levels remaining tight. Forecasts are pushing lead times to early 2015 for deliveries. Within…
Shanghai — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) announced the readiness of 38nm NAND Flash process technology, making it the only foundry to manufacture NAND products for its customers. This process platform has been independently developed in its entirety by SMIC. With this offering, SMIC leads the way in serving the growing…