Deep vertical holes and re-entrant features challenge the best metrology methods.

Samsung researchers have published a detailed account of an experimental NAND architecture that aims to cut one of the ...

The part 1 of this two-article series outlined the NAND flash technology and how it transitioned from 2D to 3D NAND flash. The article also explained the current challenges in the way of density ...

For several decades, NAND Flash has been the primary technology for low-cost and large-density data storage applications. This non-volatile memory is present in all major electronic end-use markets, ...

FREMONT, Calif., July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lam Research Corp. (Nasdaq: LRCX) today extended its leadership in 3D NAND flash memory etching with the introduction of Lam Cryo™ 3.0, the third ...

Check out more coverage of the 2022 Flash Memory Summit. Memory chip giants are upping the ante on each other with new generations of 3D NAND flash. 3D NAND chips resemble skyscrapers in which floors ...

Multiple innovations in semiconductor processing are needed to enable 3D NAND bit density increases of about 30% per year at ever-decreasing cost per bit, all of which will be required to meet the ...

Vertical scaling is vital to increasing the storage density of 3D NAND. According to imec, airgap integration and charge trap layer separation are the keys to unlocking it. Inside the charge trap cell ...

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) has quietly started to ship its 5th-Gen 3D NAND memory with 294 layers in total as ...

Why it matters: Western Digital dropped a bombshell during a recent investor presentation. The storage giant has teased the world's first 2Tb 3D quad-level cell NAND flash memory die. The chip dwarfs ...