Talk: NAND Flash Memory Scaling - Key Challenges and Future Outlook

Summary form only given. NAND flash memory is the memory of choice in many of the handheld devices owing to the versatility of the NAND flash in terms of non-volatility, updateability, fast read/write throughput, large density, low cost, and high reliability. NAND flash bit area/density has scaled by >1000times in the past 10 years. However, there are several scaling issues - some physical and some electrical - that need to be overcome to continue the same rate of scaling into the future. The presentation will discuss some of these scaling challenges along with potential solutions.