Intel and Micron will bring out 25 nm flash in the second trimestre

Intel and Micron associated since years as manufacturers of NAND flash memory announced their intention to start engraving at 25 nm as of the second quarters of this year. This memory will be intended especially for the SSD discs, those of Intel at the head of course. Currently, the chips used in the X25 are engraved in 34 nm and make it possible to sell discs of 160 GB using only one side of the logical card. They could thus produce discs having the double of this capacity. Previously, the X25 used chips engraved at 50 nm and they could obtain discs of 80 GB at the maximum. With this new memory, Intel will be certainly able to offer the 160 GB disk at a price suitable for the general public and to also offer 320 and 640 GB. If Intel remains coherent with its ranges and evolving as before, doubling the capacity without changing the price of the products, one could also have entry level discs of 80 GB whose price would only be just above 100 Euros.