‘Industry’s smallest’ 32Gb chip

The chips, which Micron is sampling now, are typically used in consumer storage devices such as Flash cards and usb drives. According to Intel, the new 3bpc NAND technology produces 'the industry's smallest and most cost effective' 32Gb chip on the market. Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron's memory group, said: "We see 3bpc NAND technology as an important piece of our roadmap. We also continue to move forward on further shrinks in NAND that will provide our customers with a world leading portfolio of products for many years to come. Today's announcement further highlights that Micron and Intel have made great strides in 34nm NAND and we look forward to introducing our 2xnm technology later this year." Randy Wilhelm, Intel vice president and general manager, Intel NAND Solutions Group, added: "The move to 3bpc is yet another proof point to the remarkable progress Intel and Micron have made in 34nm NAND development. This milestone sets the stage for continued silicon leadership on 2xnm process that will help decrease costs and increase the capabilities of our NAND solutions for our customers."