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Intel and Micron announce QLC dies, which means SSDs are about to get a lot bigger |
May 22, 2018
SSDs are about to get a whole lot bigger and a whole lot cheaper. Intel and Micron on Monday afternoon announced the delivery of the industry's first Quad-Level Cell NAND dies, which will offer a third more space than previous technology.QLC technology stores four bits per cell on a NAND cell, which is a significant increase over today's common TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND.Why this matters: As users hunger for ever more storage capacity, SSD makers have labored to add additional layers to meet those demands. QLC will give the title of densest flash to Micron and Intel with a single die capable of holding 1 terabit of information, the companies said. To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3274608/storage/intel-and-micron-announce-qlc-dies-for-ssd-drives.html#tk.rss_all
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