Toshiba America has announced that it is expanding its offering of NAND Flash memory by introducing SmartNAND, a new family of Flash based on a new 24nm production process that integrates a control chip with an error correction code (ECC).
The new 24nm SmartNAND will replace current-generation 32nm devices, utilizing a faster controller and internal interface that result in faster read and write speeds, and overall performance. Toshiba claims read speeds may be up 1.9 times faster than current models, and write speeds 1.5 times faster. SmartNAND is also designed to support four read modes and two write modes, and to support a special “power save” made for low-power requests.
In addition, the SmartNAND series also removes “the burden of ECC from the host processor, while minimizing protocol changes,” according to a Toshiba press release. The simplifies the design and makes memory using advanced NAND technoloy better suited for inclusion in digital televisions, portable media players, tablet PCs, set-top boxes, and other devices that require high-density, non-volatile memory.
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In a statement, Scott Nelson, vice president of the Memory Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, said, “Toshiba’s new SmartNAND will provide our customers a smoother design experience into 24nm generation and beyond. By enabling the system designer to directly manage the NAND using a standard or custom host NAND controller, while leaving the function of error correction within the NAND package, SmartNAND results in faster time to market, access to leading geometries and potentially lowers design costs when compared to conventional NAND flash implementations with external ECC.”
SmartNAND Flash memory will appear in capacities ranging from 4GB to 64GB; samples will be available starting in mid April, with mass production slated for the second quarter of 2011.