Texas Instruments Acquires Micron’s 12-Inch Wafer Fab for $900 Million to Produce 65/45nm Analog and Logic Chips

Texas Instruments Acquires Micron's 12-Inch Wafer Fab for $900 Million to Produce 65/45nm Analog and Logic Chips

After the stock market closed on June 30, local time in the United States, Texas Instruments (TI), a major analog chip manufacturer, announced that it has signed an agreement with Micron Technology to acquire Micron’s 12-inch wafer fab located in Lehi, Utah, for $900 million. Upon completion of the transaction, the Lehi fab will become … Read more

Intel and Micron to End Collaboration on NAND Flash Technology

Intel and Micron to End Collaboration on NAND Flash Technology

Intel and Micron have announced that they will independently develop 3D NAND technology in the future. The development of the third generation 3D NAND technology is expected to be delivered by the end of 2018 or early 2019, and both companies have agreed to independently develop 3D NAND after this technology node, to better optimize … Read more

Complete Application Notes on NAND and NOR Flash

Complete Application Notes on NAND and NOR Flash

This article highlights: 1. Common FLASH reference circuits from Huawei, Samsung, and Intel; 2. Explanation of 2-bit and 4-bit NAND FLASH in conjunction with datasheets; 3. Summary of debugging thoughts and sharing of simple debugging experiences; 4. Introduction to the latest 3D Xpoint technology. First, I would like to use this image to illustrate the … Read more