Storage

This is fallout from the contamination affecting over 6.5 exabytes of 3D NAND we reported on last week.

A tidbit reveals the existence of plans for the fourth generation of Intel's Optane tech, but recent news points to an inglorious end to the once-heralded memory.

SATA-IO validates Toshiba's upcoming 20TB HDDs for interoperability.

Kioxia and Western Digital reported that two factories have suffered from contamination issues that scuttled at least 6.5 exabytes of flash memory.

Toshiba discloses MAS-MAMR, HAMR roadmap.

Intel launched Optane with great fanfare in 2015 as a paradigm-shifting bridge between DRAM and NAND. However, it might only still exist as a loss leader to sell Xeon processors.

Build your own CFexpress card using a cheap adapter and save hundreds of dollars .

High-end PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs based on controllers from Innogrit, Phison, and Silicon Motion to arrive this year.

KB5008353 appears to put the final nail in Windows 11's slow disk coffin, as well as deliver important fixes to Bluetooth, multi-display, and zombie icon issues.

Backblaze’s 2021 HDD stability report reveals how resilient hard drives have become.

Hybrid 22TB SMR HDDs from Seagate are shipping.

TeamGroup's T-Force Cardea PCIe Gen5 SSD comes with aluminum and graphene heat spreaders and is compatible with laptops and desktops.

Optane memory is no longer made by Micron, but new Intel Optane SSDs keep coming.

Similar to the caveman paintings of olde, liquid-based data storage has surfaced yet again, taking the method to the technological next level.

PC gaming company Corsair launches an SSD for Sony's PlayStation 5 game console.

The 2021 reliability report looked at failure data from CPUs, GPUs, RAM and more.

Micron's 176-layer QLC NAND will first hit the client market with the 2400 SSD. It uses a PCIe Gen4 interface to deliver up to 4,500 MBps read speeds (though write speeds are lower).