Friday, November 19, 2004
Is Flash Heading for Retirement?
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "THOUGHT" @ 02:00 PM
"The time has come that we can no longer do without Flash memory in our day-to-day IT work. There are few segments in which the now 16 year-old technology has not caught on - whenever compact, fast and non-volatile storage solutions are needed, we fall back on Flash. This applies most of all to digital cameras and cell phones; portable USB sticks are also rapidly gaining in popularity. The capacities of memory cards have increased dramatically, passing the GigaByte mark long ago. Current compact Flash cards with sizes up to 8 GB can be had for less than $1000."
The article talks about the new technologies already making a big name - MRAM, ORAM, OUM. But I think it can be said quite plainly that Flash memory has penetrated the tech/gadget market completely and is here to stay for quite some time. However, the article does conclude by saying that MRAM currently has the best hand at the table.
The article talks about the new technologies already making a big name - MRAM, ORAM, OUM. But I think it can be said quite plainly that Flash memory has penetrated the tech/gadget market completely and is here to stay for quite some time. However, the article does conclude by saying that MRAM currently has the best hand at the table.
