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MICRON INTRODUCES NEW 34-NANOMETER HIGH-DENSITY NAND PRODUCTS
Jul 01, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
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Micron Introduces New 34-Nanometer High-Density NAND
Products, Increasing Performance and Reducing Die Size
Lexar Media Announces New Flash Memory Cards Using Micron's
New High-Capacity 34nm NAND
High-Tech Editors
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BOISE, Idaho & FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Jun. 30,
2009-- Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU) today announced mass
production of new NAND flash memory products using its
award-winning 34-nanometer (nm) process technology. As
consumers demand increased capacity to store more music,
videos, photos, and applications in ever smaller portable
electronic devices, manufacturers need a storage solution that
delivers on capacity, performance, and size. Micron's new 16-
and 32-gigabit (Gb) NAND chips pair large capacity with
performance, providing a compelling solution for today's
demanding portable storage requirements that are tailored to
end-customer product dimensions.
The newly architected 32Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND chip
is 17 percent smaller than Micron's first-generation 32Gb chip.
The 16Gb MLC NAND chip, at just 84mm?, provides high-capacity
in an ultra tiny package. Micron is also now sampling 8- and
16Gb single-level cell (SLC) NAND chips using the 34nm
process.
Additionally, Lexar Media, Inc. - a subsidiary of Micron and
a leading provider of consumer memory products for digital
devices - is taking advantage of Micron's new 34nm NAND
products by delivering a wide range of flash memory cards and
USB flash drives utilizing this technology.
"Our industry-leading NAND products are opening new
possibilities for some of the world's most popular consumer
electronic devices," said Brian Shirley, vice president of
Micron's memory group. "With our new 16- and 32Gb NAND chips in
mass production, we are enabling customers to design
cost-effective, high-capacity storage in their small-form
factor products, using less space and fewer die. In addition,
the high-speed interface is ideal in the industry's quest to
continue to increase throughput performance for SSDs."
Both products feature an ONFI 2.1 synchronous interface that
delivers transfer speeds of up to 200 megabytes per second (MB
s). In comparison, traditional SLC NAND is limited to 40 MB/s.
With this improved transfer speed, the interface delivers the
fastest read and write throughputs offered in today's NAND
devices. And with solid state drives (SSDs) trending toward a
SATA 6 Gb/second interface, the high-speed NAND interface
enables manufacturers to design products that deliver twice the
throughput of today's existing SATA 3Gb/s solutions. Customers
can expect this high-speed interface designed into all future
high-density Micron? NAND products.
Micron 34nm NAND Enabling New High-Capacity Memory Cards
from Lexar Media Lexar Media is utilizing Micron's
high-capacity 34nm technology in its high-performance memory
cards, including the new Lexar Platinum II 32GB Secure Digital
High Capacity (SDHC) memory card and the Lexar 16GB microSDHC
mobile memory card. By the end of September, Micron's new 34nm
NAND will also be used in a wide range of Lexar microSD and
microSDHC cards, Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards, and various
capacities of Secure Digital, SDHC, CompactFlash, and Memory
Stick PRO Duo cards. Additionally, Micron 34nm NAND will be
used in Lexar's JumpDrive USB flash drives, including JumpDrive
Retrax, JumpDrive TwistTurn, JumpDrive FireFly, and JumpDrive
Secure II Plus.
"By integrating the increased capacity and performance of
Micron's new 34nm NAND into Lexar's flash memory products, we
are giving our customers the ability to take full advantage of
their digital cameras, phones and devices," said Greg Rhine,
vice president of sales and product marketing at Lexar Media.
"With Lexar's cost-effective, high-capacity, and high-speed
memory cards and USB flash drives, consumers can capture more
pictures and videos, listen to more music, and transfer data
between their devices even faster than before."
The first Lexar memory card to feature Micron's new 32Gb
NAND chip is the new 32GB Lexar Platinum II SDHC memory card.
With the ability to store up to 12 hours of high-definition
(HD) video or more than 20,000 5-megapixel images, the
increased capacity enables photographers to capture important
events and memories with photos and HD video. Beyond video and
photography, the Lexar Platinum II 32GB SDHC memory card can be
used as a convenient way to expand the available storage in
today's emerging, ultra-portable notebook computer
applications, such as netbooks and mobile Internet devices
(MIDs).
In addition to its high capacity, the new Lexar Platinum II
SDHC card is speed-rated at 60x (Class 4), offering a
minimum-sustained write speed of 9MB per second that enables
photo enthusiasts to take advantage of their camera's
burst-mode setting to capture many images in rapid succession.
In addition, a minimum-sustained read speed of 12MB per second
ensures fast transfers of images from the card to a host
computer.
Micron's tiny 16Gb, 34nm NAND chip, which is approximately
one-third the size of a keyboard key, is ideal for ultra-small,
high-capacity microSD cards, such as the Lexar 16GB microSDHC
mobile memory card. The Lexar 16GB microSDHC card allows
consumers to expand the capabilities of their digital devices,
such as mobile phones with photo and video capture
capabilities, MP3 players, and smartphones. Consumers can store
up to 48,000 2-megapixel JPEG photos, 4,000 songs, or 80 hours
of standard-definition video content on the Lexar 16GB
microSDHC card when used in a digital device.* *For test
parameters, visit the Lexar mobile memory capacity chart, here:
http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/mobile_cap_chart.htmlRelevant
Links There are other ways to stay up-to-date on Micron and
Lexar news: Micron Innovations Blog: www.micronblogs.com Micron
on Twitter: http://twitter.com/microntechpr Lexar on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lexarmedia
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading
providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its
worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs,
NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor
components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge
computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology,
Inc., visit www.micron.com.
About Lexar Media
Lexar Media is a leading designer, manufacturer, and
marketer of NAND flash and DRAM memory products under the Lexar
and Crucial brand names.
Lexar offers products in all major flash and DRAM memory
categories, including consumer and enterprise-level USB flash
drives, industry-leading memory cards for photography, and all
popular form factors of memory cards for mobile devices. For
computers, Lexar also offers a full range of DRAM computer
memory upgrades for PCs and Mac systems, and solid state drives
(SSDs). An industry leader in innovative, patented flash memory
technology, Lexar is vertically integrated with Micron
Technology, Inc. one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers
worldwide.
For more information about Lexar, visit www.lexar.com.
For more information about Crucial products, visit
www.crucial.com, www.crucial.com/uk or www.crucial.com/eu.
Lexar Media, Inc. is a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc.
Lexar Media is a division of Micron Europe Limited, a division
of Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd., and a division of
Micron Japan, Ltd.
Lexar. When Memory Matters. 2009 Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of Micron
Technology, Inc. Lexar, the Lexar logo, and JumpDrive are
trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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Micron Technology, Inc.
Kirstin Bordner,
208-368-5487
kbordner@micron.com
or Matter Communications For Lexar Media
Andrew Rodger,
978-499-9250 x233
andrew@matternow.com
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