News - Micron unveils 16nm NAND flash memory

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Aims to feed the storage demands of both consumers and data centres.

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great job micron

How many write cycles is 16nm NAND rated at? As process nodes get smaller, it lowers the number of write / erase cycles...

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Originally Posted by Jimbobgod1969

How many write cycles is 16nm NAND rated at? As process nodes get smaller, it lowers the number of write / erase cycles...

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I'm fairly sure they are constantly coming up with techniques to stop the electron leakage though, effectively countering that issue.

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Originally Posted by Jimbobgod1969

How many write cycles is 16nm NAND rated at? As process nodes get smaller, it lowers the number of write / erase cycles...

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So true. I'd rather have a decent life for an SSD and pay a little bit more.

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Originally Posted by shaithis

I'm fairly sure they are constantly coming up with techniques to stop the electron leakage though, effectively countering that issue.

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Nah, they just use a higher percentage for error correction bits.

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Originally Posted by shaithis

I'm fairly sure they are constantly coming up with techniques to stop the electron leakage though, effectively countering that issue.

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Yes. For just one example, they can change out traditional gate oxides for various high-k dielectrics to prevent leakage currents but keep performance up.

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Originally Posted by cheesemp

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Originally Posted by Jimbobgod1969

How many write cycles is 16nm NAND rated at? As process nodes get smaller, it lowers the number of write / erase cycles...

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So true. I'd rather have a decent life for an SSD and pay a little bit more.

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40GB of writes every day for 5 years is plenty for me, and most people, 95% of its data will tend to be static. Unless you are using it for swap space.