NAND flash
PulseAugur coverage of NAND flash — every cluster mentioning NAND flash across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- partners with High Bandwidth Memory 90%
- instance of Kioxia 90%
- located in Cheongju 90%
- used by Solid State Drives 80%
- used by SanDisk 70%
- partners with SanDisk 70%
- used by Solid State Drive 70%
- developed SanDisk 70%
- employed by Nelson Duann 70%
- used by PCI Express 5.0 70%
- affiliated with Crucial 70%
- uses PCIe 6.0 70%
- 2026-05-27 product_launch Global NAND Flash market size reached $42.815 billion in Q1, an 81.8% increase. source
18 day(s) with sentiment data
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SK Hynix eyes AI memory pivot, may sell China plant
SK Hynix is reportedly considering selling its chip packaging plant in Chongqing, China, as part of a strategic shift towards the more profitable artificial intelligence (AI) memory sector. Analysts suggest this move ai…
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AI demand tightens memory supply, AMD bets on specialized inference chips · 4 sources tracked
The burgeoning demand for AI, particularly for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and DRAM, is creating significant supply constraints across the semiconductor industry. This surge is prompting manufacturers to prioritize AI i…
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Flash-MoE technique allows large AI models to run on 16GB Macs
A new technique called anemll-flash-llama.cpp enables large Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models to run on Macs with as little as 16GB of RAM. This method stores model experts on an SSD and only loads necessary experts into …
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Micron revises Crucial RAM warranty after lowball offer sparks backlash
Micron faced criticism for its warranty process for Crucial-branded RAM, initially offering a customer a refund significantly lower than the current market value for a faulty DDR5 memory kit. The proposed refund was onl…
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SK Hynix invests $38B in new AI memory chip factories in South Korea
SK Hynix is investing $38.1 billion to construct two new memory chip facilities in South Korea. These factories, one in Yongin for HBM and DRAM and another in Cheongju for NAND flash, are intended to meet the surging de…
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AI infrastructure evolves to integrate storage for LLM inference
The AI infrastructure landscape is shifting from solely focusing on GPU compute to a more integrated approach involving compute, networking, memory, and storage. This evolution is driven by the demands of large language…
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SK Hynix, SanDisk unveil High Bandwidth Flash for AI inference memory wall
SK Hynix and SanDisk have collaborated to develop High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), a new memory tier designed to address the memory wall challenges in AI inference. HBF places large-capacity NAND flash memory close to variou…
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China's memory chip makers diverge amid US sanctions and IPO success
China's domestic memory chip industry has seen significant development over the past decade, with companies like Yangtze Memory Technology Corp (YTC) and Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) emerging. While both started …
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SanDisk stock stable amid AI earnings anticipation
SanDisk stock is currently stable as the market anticipates earnings reports from prominent AI companies. The demand for NAND flash memory, crucial for data centers, positions SanDisk as a key infrastructure provider. I…
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Gigabyte RTX 5070 Ti OLED Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,999
A Gigabyte Aorus Master gaming laptop featuring an OLED display and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU is available for $1,999, a significant reduction from its original price. This configuration includes a 24-core Intel…
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Microchip and Micron showcase PCIe Gen 6 storage architecture for AI and data centers
Microchip Technology and Micron Technology have collaborated to showcase an end-to-end PCIe Gen 6 storage architecture. This joint demonstration, featuring Microchip's Switchtec PCIe Gen 6 switch chip and Micron's 9650 …
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MCP, eMMC, and eMCP: Understanding Integrated Memory Technologies
This article delves into the distinctions between Multi-Chip Package (MCP), embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), and embedded Multi-Chip Package (eMCP) technologies. MCP is a packaging method that integrates multiple chips l…
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SK Hynix and Sandisk unveil new High Bandwidth Flash storage standard
SK Hynix and Sandisk have jointly released the first standard specification for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), a new storage tier positioned between HBM and SSDs. HBF aims to combine the high-speed data transfer capabiliti…
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SK Hynix and SanDisk unveil High Bandwidth Flash standard
SK Hynix and SanDisk have jointly released the first standard specification for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), a new storage tier positioned between HBM and SSDs. This new standard leverages NAND flash to offer high-speed …
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Kioxia plans mass production of next-gen AI NAND products this year
Kioxia is preparing to mass-produce its next-generation AI NAND products this year, focusing on the latest standard NAND solutions like PCIe 6.0 and UFS 5.0. The company aims to capture a significant share of the emergi…
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AI boom fuels massive profit surge for NAND flash maker Kioxia
NAND flash memory is experiencing significant growth due to the demands of AI servers. Kioxia reported a remarkable 4,506% increase in net profit for its first quarter, reaching 842.17 billion yen. This surge highlights…
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AI boom drives up hardware costs, pricing out local LLM users
Running large language models locally on personal hardware is becoming increasingly difficult due to soaring memory and storage prices, driven by the immense demand from AI data centers. The author found that even a Mac…
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AI chip material shortage looms as demand outstrips supply
Lumentum's CEO, Michael Hurlston, has warned of a significant upcoming shortage of indium phosphide, a crucial material for lasers used in AI data centers. The demand from AI companies like Nvidia is vastly outstripping…
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AI Hardware Demand Drives Up Consumer Costs, User Claims
An individual expressed frustration on Mastodon, stating that the increased cost of hardware, specifically SSDs and RAM, due to AI's demand has cost them €350. They argue that while companies may save money through AI, …
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PCIe SSDs: Capacity Over Speed Amidst RAM Shortage
During a global memory supply shortage, the choice between PCIe SSDs for PC builds should prioritize capacity over raw speed for most users. While high read/write speeds are beneficial for tasks like game loading, the a…