Toshiba Announces 64GB Flash Memory

[HardOCP News]

Toshiba has just laid claim to the highest capacity flash module in the industry with its new 64GB NAND flash module. According to the press release, the 32nm device has sixteen 32Gbit chips, a built-in dedicated controller and is only 30 micrometers thick.

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry. The chip is the flagship device in a new line-up of six embedded NAND flash memory modules that offer full compliance with the latest e•MMCTM standard, and that are designed for application in a wide range of digital consumer products, including smartphones, mobile phones, netbooks and digital video cameras. Samples of the 64GB module are available from today, and mass production will start in the first quarter of 2010.

 

[webdev511]

Okay, Microsoft, I want a Zune HD with 128GB of storage.

 

[w4ffles]

Apple: Now we can sell the next iPod Touch for $600 and the next iPhone for $1000. High five!

 

[kuyaglen]

A 128gig iPod Touch

 

[terryww]

nobody will need more than 64gb on their phones

 

[nilepez]

A 128gig iPod Touch

That'd be nice, but I'm also waiting for Apple to add a real EQ to iPods.
As I say every year, "Maybe the next iteration."

 

[m2h]

Dear Apple, MS, etc.

Please just add an SDHC slot instead.
Thank you.

Sincerly,
I'm not stupid

 

[WatchDog]

The write speed seems quite slow for the capacity. It would take about an hour at the best case scenario speed to fill to capacity. You would need at least 5 of these chips to saturate sata II read bandwidth.