back to article Plunk: SK Hynix drops 72-layer 3D NAND on enterprise SSD market

SK Hynix, currently focused on client SSDs, is posed to enter the enterprise SSD market with 72-layer 3D NAND tech. It has developed 512Gb flash chips with this technology, and built an enterprise-class SSD using its own controller and firmware to provide 4TB of capacity. SK Hynix is not saying whether the SSD uses TLC (3bits/ …

  1. Paul Herber Silver badge

    I have a tube of 2708 EPROMs, are these now technically redundant?

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Ah, a whole 1 kilobyte, three-rail DC supply, and a quartz window to erase them with UV light. Now *those* were the days of storage!

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Not the...

        Punch card days then?

        No, I was not around for those, but we did have one for feeding into a programmable knitting machine! :D

  2. herman

    I learned programming in Fortran on a Sperry Univac using punch cards. I honestly cannot say it is a fond memory. Working with old tech was just as frustrating as working with modern tech!

    Now, please get off my lawn, eh.

  3. Speltier

    Wear Out

    How long before those SSDs wear out? Oh, right, a "long time" if one is only reading.

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