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Intel's Newer, Faster FlashBy Cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other wireless devices can thank Intel Corporation for a new flash memory chip designed to help them perform faster. The 3 Volt Synchronous Intel StrataFlash Memory is up to four times faster than traditional flash memory, good for executing code and storing data in handheld devices. The new chip is the third generation of Intel's multi-level cell (MLC) technology that allows twice the amount of data to be stored in a single memory cell. Around since 1997, Intel StrataFlash memory offers a cost-effective, single-chip method for code execution and data storage. The fast-read feature allows a software application to execute code directly out of flash, rather than downloading to a device's RAM for execution, eliminating the need for redundant system memory. Synchronous Intel StrataFlash memory increases fast-read speeds by adding a 66-MHz burst mode. Burst mode increases memory throughput up to 92 MB/s, effectively four times faster than asynchronous reads on standard flash memory products. For devices not capable of synchronous burst mode, the new chip also features an eight-word page mode that reads data more than twice as fast as traditional asynchronous flash memory products. Synchronous Intel StrataFlash memory uses three volts for the core device and is available in either 3 or 1.8-volt I/O versions. Synchronous Intel StrataFlash can be used in conjunction with Intel flash memory software to improve both the performance and time to market of a device. Intel Persistent Storage Manager simplifies design for handheld devices running the Windows CE operating system by combining code, file, and data storage in a single flash chip, while Intel Flash Data Integrator provides similar storage capabilities in cell phones. The 3 Volt Synchronous Intel StrataFlash Memory is available in densities from 64 Mbit to 256 Mbit. The 128 Mbit memory is sampling now with production for all densities starting in April 2002. In 10,000-unit quantities prices range from $10 for 64 Mbit chips to $35 for 256 Mbit chips. Link: |
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