The flash storage industry has evolved in the past couple of years even as the spinning hard disk industry continues to shrink. Dublin, Ireland-based research firm Research and Markets this year ...

The technology behind SD cards is based on flash memory, which retains information securely even without a power supply. Nevertheless, even this technology has its limits. The electrical charges ...

The late 1990s saw the widespread introduction of solid-state storage based around NAND Flash. Ranging from memory cards for portable devices to storage for desktops and laptops, the data storage ...

Violin Memory, a pioneer in the flash storage industry which was never able to capitalize on its early market lead, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and unveiled plans to hold an auction for its ...

In a surprise move, Western Digital is splitting its hard disk drive (HDD) and flash memory storage businesses into separate companies, effectively spinning off its solid state drive (SSD) division.

Shanghai-based researchers from Fudan University have achieved a breakthrough in semiconductor technology by developing a picosecond-level flash memory device. This device is said to boast an ...

What just happened? Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai have unveiled a flash memory device that breaks speed records once thought unreachable. Dubbed "PoX," the device can program data in ...