Intel and Micron wil start shipping the industry's first 25-nanometer flash memory chips in Q2 of 2010.
The IM Flash Technologies, the joint venture between Intel and Micron, plan to release the new 64 gigabit (8 gigabyte) MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory chip.
The new chips are aimed at solid-state drives , smartphones, and portable media players.
Intel and Micron are expected to be the firstcompanies to ship 25nm flash products, ahead of Samsung Electronics, the world's largest producer of flash memory, which is expected to starting producing 25nm memory in the end of 2010.
Developing smaller chip manufacturing technology enable companies to increase chip speed, reduce power consumption amd produce more compact chips.
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