A handy tool to have on the bench is a Flash chip programmer, and the ones based around the CH341A USB bus converter chip are readily available. But the chip is capable of so much more than simply ...

As the battle rages between the two main kinds of flash memory, NAND and NOR, Intel said it has already sent samples of its latest NOR flash chip to mobile phone makers. The chip, code-named Sibley, ...

Some hackers have the skills to help us find noteworthy lessons in even the most basic of repairs. For instance, is your computer failing to boot? Guess what, it could just be a flash chip that’s to ...

NAND flash technology is on a roll with advancements in cell structure and the subsequent boost in storage density. That allows this non-volatile-memory (NVM) chip to deliver faster throughput and ...

Intel and Micron plan to unveil new 25-nanometer flash memory chips on Monday via their IM Flash Technologies joint venture, the first commercial chip products made using advanced 25nm manufacturing ...

Flash memory and hard-disk drives could face a challenge from a new chip technology, dubbed phase-change memory, being developed by a group of companies led by IBM. The companies on Monday announced ...

The race for faster, more efficient chips has reached a new milestone. Scientists at Shanghai’s Fudan University have unveiled the world’s first full-featured 2D flash chip, an engineering feat that ...

Seagate is now shipping a second-generation drive that combines chip-based flash memory with a mechanical hard disk. The combination results in a high-speed, high-capacity drive for laptops and the ...

Toshiba plans to begin shipping from the middle of this year flash memory chips that are more tightly packed than current models and will make possible even smaller gadgets. The new chips will be ...