SSDs Eventually to Get Bigger and Cheaper With NAND Penta-Level Cell
Storing 5 bits per individual NAND cell
By Jean Jacques Maleval | October 2, 2019 at 2:12 pmTo read this article from ars Technica, click on:
SSDs are on track to get bigger and cheaper thanks to PLC technology
Storage of 5 bits in every NAND cell is coming, courtesy of Intel and Toshiba. Intel announced it’s joining Toshiba in the PLC (Penta-Level Cell), meaning 5 bits stored per individual NAND cell) club. Intel has not yet commercialized the technology, so you can’t go and buy a PLC SSD yet – but we can expect the technology will lead eventually to higher-capacity and cheaper SSDs.











