StrataFlash
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StrataFlash is a NOR flash memory
technology first developed by Intel.
It stores two or more bits of information per cell rather than just one, in an architecture called Multi-Level Cell
(MLC). This is accomplished by storing intermediate voltage levels instead of using only the two levels ("0" = "discharged" and "1" = "charged") of traditional binary memories. The StrataFlash technology evolved out of Intel's ETOX flash memory products. Two bits per cell are achieved with four levels of voltage, while three bits per cell can be achieved with eight levels.
Research of this technology began in 1992 and the first commercial products were released in 1997. Further developments allowed faster read speeds by offering synchronous burst mode and asynchronous page mode read operations.
Flash memory
Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM and must be erased in fairly large blocks before these can be rewritten with new data...
technology first developed by Intel.
It stores two or more bits of information per cell rather than just one, in an architecture called Multi-Level Cell
Multi-level cell
In electronics, a multi-level cell is a memory element capable of storing more than a single bit of information.MLC NAND flash is a flash memory technology using multiple levels per cell to allow more bits to be stored using the same number of transistors...
(MLC). This is accomplished by storing intermediate voltage levels instead of using only the two levels ("0" = "discharged" and "1" = "charged") of traditional binary memories. The StrataFlash technology evolved out of Intel's ETOX flash memory products. Two bits per cell are achieved with four levels of voltage, while three bits per cell can be achieved with eight levels.
Research of this technology began in 1992 and the first commercial products were released in 1997. Further developments allowed faster read speeds by offering synchronous burst mode and asynchronous page mode read operations.