Intel unveils first 34-nanometer NAND flash drives

22 July 2009

Intel Corporation is moving to a more advanced, 34-nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based Solid State Drive products, which are an alternative to a computer's hard drive. The move to 34nm will help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60% for PC and laptop makers and consumers who buy them due to the reduced die size and advanced engineering design, Intel said. The multi-level cell Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD is aimed at laptop and desktop PCs and available in 80GB and 160GB versions.

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