➀ Samsung has significantly reduced the amount of photoresist (PR) used in the photolithography process for its 3D NAND flash production. ➁ The company plans to use only half the amount of PR in future NAND production. ➂ The move is part of Samsung's effort to enhance its manufacturing efficiency and reduce costs.

➀ The automotive industry's demand for high-capacity, high-speed storage solutions has led to the adoption of SPI Octal DDR NAND Flash, which presents unique verification challenges. ➁ Traditional verification models for NOR Flash are inadequate for simulating the complex architecture of Octal SPI NAND devices. ➂ Cadence, in collaboration with Winbond, has developed an enhanced SPI NAND Flash Memory Model to address these challenges, ensuring reliable performance in automotive applications.

1. DRAM and NAND Flash revenue expected to increase significantly in 2024 due to AI. 2. DRAM revenue projected to reach $90.7 billion in 2024, with a further increase to $136.5 billion in 2025. 3. NAND Flash revenue expected to reach $67.4 billion in 2024, driven by QLC enterprise SSDs.

1. Kioxia has started sample shipments of its 8th-generation 3D NAND Flash memory with a 2Tbit QLC capacity, the largest in the industry. 2. The new memory features enhanced bit density and a fast 3.6Gbit/s interface, thanks to advanced scaling technology and CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array) technology. 3. The 2Tbit QLC product offers a bit density that is about 2.3 times higher and a write power efficiency that is about 70% better than the company's previous largest capacity model, with the ability to provide up to 4TB of storage in a single package.