"Matsuoka Fujio, hello. Congratulations on your team's development of multi-layer MLC flash memory. However, single-layer SLC flash memory should also be taken seriously. MLC and SLC flash memory each have their own advantages and wide range of applications!"
Zhao Ye smiled and shook hands with Masuoka Fujio, saying...
Multi-level storage MLC structures are strong in terms of large storage capacity, but they also have many drawbacks.
The most significant difference is that MLC has a shorter lifespan than SLC. The MLC architecture can only withstand 10,000 erase/write cycles, while the SLC architecture can withstand 100,000 erase/write cycles.
Secondly, the access speed is slow. Under current technological conditions, the theoretical access speed of MLC chips can only reach about 6MB, while the access speed of SLC architecture is more than three times faster than that of MLC architecture!
Another point is that MLC consumes more current than SLC. Under the same operating conditions, the current consumption of MLC is about 15% higher than that of SLC.
However, ordinary consumers currently place more emphasis on the size of the storage capacity.
Therefore, multi-layered storage MLC architecture is the focus of research for Fujio Masuoka's team.
Masuoka Fujio understood Zhao Ye's meaning and nodded in acknowledgment.
“Our team has been researching single-level storage SLC architecture to maintain our leading position in this field. At present, single-level storage SLC flash memory is too expensive and difficult to commercialize, so further improvements are needed.”
"Yes, this arrangement is the best." Zhao Ye nodded with a smile, paused, and then instructed, "Oh, by the way, the USB flash drive, CF card, and SSD should also be made as soon as possible."
USB flash drives come in three sizes: 100MB, 250MB, and 500MB, with retail prices of $100, $250, and $500 respectively.
1 MB is worth one dollar!
Honest and fair dealings with everyone, young and old!
A CF card mainly consists of a controller chip and a flash memory chip. Each flash memory chip has 50MB of storage, meaning that currently, a CF card only has a storage capacity of 50MB. If we sold it for $50, we would obviously be losing money. Therefore, the price of a CF card should be at least $200.
As for SSDs, we'll still calculate it at one dollar per MB. As for the capacity of SSDs we'll be launching…”
At this point, Zhao Ye fell into a slight reverie.
Upon hearing this, Masuoka Fujio clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself, "Wow, this is really something! I wouldn't even dare to think about setting such a price for myself. They're probably going to make a killing!"
Zhao Ye didn't notice Masuoka Fujio's expression at that moment; he was recalling the development of hard drives by their main competitor.
At the beginning of this year, IBM invented MR (magnetic reluctance) technology. This new type of read/write head uses magnetic induction for writing and magnetoresistive reading for reading, greatly improving head sensitivity and significantly increasing hard drive efficiency. At the same time, the storage density of the platter is increased by tens of times compared to the previous 20 MBpsi (bits per square inch), laying the foundation for a huge increase in hard drive capacity.
IBM will soon be pioneering the consumer-grade GB hard drive.
If it weren't for Wujiang Group developing multi-layered storage MLC architecture flash memory, it probably wouldn't even be qualified to compete with IBM.
IBM's consumer-grade GB hard drives are 3.5-inch standard and are relatively large.
It would look a bit bulky if used on a laptop.
Even though both are 1GB hard drives, SSDs are several times smaller than IBM mechanical hard drives, making SSDs very suitable for use in laptops.
Wujiang can develop 1GB and 2GB SSDs, but it only sells 1GB SSDs to external customers, while the 2GB SSDs are mainly used in its own desktop and laptop computers to enhance its competitiveness.
After clarifying his thoughts, Zhao Ye instructed Masuoka Fujio to develop 1GB and 2GB SSD solid-state drives.
Masuoka Fujio quickly said no problem, but they needed to recruit more people, as they were already struggling to keep up with their current numbers.
"Go ahead and recruit people. Just recruit whatever talent you need. The development potential of flash memory is beyond your imagination. In the future, the flash memory market will be huge, there will be many product lines, and the applications will be extremely wide."
“Yes, boss!” Fujio Masuoka replied, his heart pounding with excitement. He was eager to recruit a large number of talented individuals to join the flash memory division, then make a big splash and prove the value of flash memory to the world! Of course, what excited Fujio Masuoka the most was seeing the regretful faces of his former employer, Toshiba…
"Keep up the good work, Fujio Masuoka! Success is just around the corner! As the 'Father of Flash Memory,' you're sure to become world-famous!" Zhao Ye patted Fujio Masuoka on the shoulder to encourage him, and then took his leave.
Following that, Zhao Ye went to the MPEG-1 decoding chip department and encouraged the development team to continue their efforts and design even better decoding chips.
Zhao Ye talked with the developers for a long time, discussing in detail the MPEG-2 video format and compression algorithm, and pointing out the ideas for developing MPEG-2 decoding chips to the technical staff.
Currently, VCDs use MPEG-I encoding technology, which limits image resolution to around 240 lines and provides only simple stereo sound. Therefore, in terms of image and sound quality, functionality, and performance, they are not very good.
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