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Please stop using flash drives for backups (do this instead)

The main problem with hard drives is wear and tear on the moving parts. Eventually, all mechanical parts will wear out and ...

AMAT's Flash Memory Sales Nearly Double in FY25: What's Ahead?

Applied Materials' NAND sales nearly double to $1.41 billion in FY25 as 3D NAND upgrades and new metrology tools boost its ...

Here's one solution to the ongoing PC memory crisis: Make your own DIY DDR5

The modder, who goes by the handle VIK-on, used a pair of 16 GB DDR5 laptop SODIMMs as a starting point. The next step was to ...

DRAM, SSD shortages could last months to years, vendors say

CES 2026 is where DRAM and SSD makers were able to come together, face to face, to discuss the ongoing shortages in memory ...
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Modeling the Operation of Charge Trap Flash Memory: A Monte Carlo Approach to Carrier Distribution and (De)trapping

Abstract: We propose a Monte Carlo framework including (de)trapping to describe the non-equilibrium operation of charge trap flash memories. We thereby base the empirical carrier distribution that was ...

Memory card and camera phone prices are likely to rise... all thanks to AI

In the last 12 months the share prices of SanDisk, Western Digital and Seagate Technology have all soared, with SanDisk ...
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Russian Modder Successfully Builds Own 32GB DDR5 RAM; Saves RM2,400 In Costs

Several weeks ago, A Russian modder decided to take matters, with regard to skyrocketing memory prices and the corresponding ...

AI Is Causing a Memory Shortage. Why Producers Aren’t Rushing to Make a Lot More.

Sandisk, Western Digital, Seagate and Micron need to keep undershooting demand.

10 Things You Should Know Before Buying A Roku Streaming Stick

The Roku Streaming Stick represents one of the most affordable ways of bring smart TV streaming to older "dumb" TVs, and it ...
IEEE

A 321-Layer 2Tb 4b/cell 3D-NAND-Flash Memory with a 75MB/s Program Throughput

Abstract: The rising demand for high-density and high-performance NAND Flash is unprecedented, due to the expansion of data within enterprise SSDs, which fueled by the growth of the artificial ...