Tuesday 28 July 2015
Faster, smaller memory flash memory is coming. Intel is announcing the 3D NAND architecture they’ve developed in partnership with Micron is entering production, and will be in testing later this year. The tech was first announced back in March (but had no branding; it’s now being called ‘3D XPoint), and allows Intel to stack a full 3.5TB of NAND storage on a drive about the size of your thumb. In addition to being dense, the new memory is also faster. Intel claims it’s up to 1,000-times faster than existing NAND technology. Though forward-facing applications like 8K gaming will be a draw,…
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