Solid State Memory on the Rise
CNet is reporting that manufacturers of NAND flash memory are expanding the market for their chips - over the next few years - to eventually replace current methods of storage in media capture devices, mobile phones and even some notebooks as well as car navigation systems and large data storage at corporations and government agencies. From the article: ‘The average notebook has 30GB (of hard drive storage). How long is it before the notebook has solid state memory? Five or six years,’ according to Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest memory makers. ‘I’m not saying drives will go away. There will always be a need for storage, but when was the last time you tapped out a drive?
