Micron Makes Advancements In Mobile Memory Space
For starters, Micron is introducing a suite of NAND software solutions for mobile handset designers looking to simplify the development process of NAND technology into their applications. NANDcode supports all major mobile operating systems including Windows Mobile 6, Linux and Symbian (though there's no mention of Apple's OS X and Google's Android systems), and is "optimized to derive the greatest benefit and full feature set of Micron's ONFI-standard SLC NAND technology." Furthermore, the company is announcing that it's currently sampling the industry's highest density all-in-one NAND-based MCP, a solution including 16GB of MLC NAND, for high-end mobile phones. Said MCP utilizes the company's 32-gigabit, 34-nanometer MLC NAND technology, which raises the stakes yet again for capacity levels (now up to 16GB) in NAND Flash devices.
Out of all this mayhem, we're particularly excited about the new 34-nanometer NAND process, which could soon lead to more Flash-based storage within future phones. We'll always appreciated those microSD expansion slots, but we'd feel a lot better starting off with 32GB or more rather than 4/8/16GB like we're used to seeing.