Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Intel's upcoming Braidwood technology is an attempt to put NAND on the motherboard. Braidwood is a flash memory technology said to provide faster boot-up times. It will be incorporated with Intel's future "5 Series" chipset family.
Intel and Microsoft have tried to put flash on the motherboard for similar reasons, but have basically failed in those attempts. Intel's ill-fated effort was called Turbo Memory.
Braidwood, however, could be the right formula. PC purchasers who were considering an SSD upgrade will find NAND on the motherboard to be a cheaper alternative with nearly all the same benefits.
"NAND has a role in the PC platform and Braidwood promises to be the right implementation at the right time," said Jim Handy, an analyst with the firm, in a report. "Although this isn't the first time that Intel has tried to bring NAND into the PC, the earlier Turbo Memory product failed for a number of reasons."
Intel is also shipping NAND flash SSDs based on 34-nanometer (nm) process technology, an industry first, according to the company. Intel said the move to 34-nm would help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60 percent for PC and laptop makers and consumers who buy them due to the reduced die size and advanced engineering design.
By: DocMemory
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