Intel Introduces Faster Flash Memory

Posted By: Ed Saturday, September 29, 2001 11:59:31 AM

Intel has shown off its Synchronous StrataFlash Memory, a new type of flash memory chip that can access data up to four times faster than current ones, making it a good solution for storing data and executing code on handheld devices.

Synchronous Intel StrataFlash memory increases fast-read speeds by adding a 66-MHz burst mode. This increases memory throughput up to 92 MB/s, effectively four times faster than asynchronous reads on standard flash memory products.

For devices not capable of synchronous burst mode, the new chip also features an eight-word page mode that reads data more than twice as fast as traditional asynchronous flash memory products.

What's possibly more significant, Intel devices designed to use these chips can run applications directly from the flash memory chip, without loading it into RAM first.

Production is expected to start in April 2002.

In July, Palm announced that Intel would be one of the companies making the processors for its next generation of handhelds. Intel hasn't said whether or not it will use its Synchronous StrataFlash in future Palm OS handhelds.

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I love Intel. What a great innovative company.

I.M. Anonymous @ 9/29/2001 12:36:01 PM #
They never sleep.

huh?

drw @ 9/29/2001 1:17:25 PM #
>What's possibly more significant, Intel devices
>designed to use these chips can run applications
>directly from the flash memory chip, without loading
>it into RAM first.

What does this mean? Another standard to compete with memory stick, springboard, SD, etc?



David in Pflugerville, TX

Huh!
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/29/2001 9:05:47 PM #
What they mean, is that if a manufacturer were to switch to the Intel chips, the apps could be run off the expansion card. (Memory Stick 2.0?:)

Palm_pilot_guy

so how does that compare to ram?

I.M. Anonymous @ 9/29/2001 3:39:25 PM #
92 mb per second... how does that compare to the ram that is in our palms now?



RE: so how does that compare to ram?
I.M. Anonymous @ 10/1/2001 3:47:43 AM #
92/4=23

RE: so how does that compare to ram?
I.M. Anonymous @ 10/1/2001 10:07:34 AM #
No, not the flash ram, the native ram. The ram that for right now you have to load the applications (or parts thereof) to in order for the program to work?

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