Samsung is making SSDs bigger and more affordable

Here I am thinking Samsung’s 2GB SSD is pretty insane and then the company goes and takes things to the next level. Samsung announced yesterday that it has started mass producing the world’s first 256-gigabit 3D vertical flash memory, which will not only dramatically increase the storage capacity of the flash memory in our smartphones and the SSDs in our computers, it’s also 40% more productive, meaning you’re getting more bang for your buck. 

Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 256-gigabit (Gb), three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory based on 48 layers of 3-bit multi-level-cell (MLC) arrays for use in solid state drives (SSDs). “With the introduction of our 3rd generation V-NAND flash memory to the global market, we can now provide the best advanced memory solutions, with even higher efficiency based on improved performance, power utilization and manufacturing productivity, thereby accelerating growth of the high-performance and the high-density SSD markets,” said Young-Hyun Jun, President of the Memory Business at Samsung Electronics. “By making full use of Samsung V-NAND’s excellent features, we will expand our premium-level business in the enterprise and data center market segments, as well as in the consumer market, while continuing to strengthen our strategic SSD focus.”