24-nm flash memory, Toshiba - the iPhone 5?

Toshiba has updated the information about it produced NAND-flash memory, which may indicate that it is a new generation of this memory is designed for the iPhone 5. The new version is called SmartNAND and executed on a 24-nm process technology. The memory capacity can be up to 64 GB and it "is designed for media players, tablet PCs and other devices." In addition to reducing the physical size of memory module, as a result of the transition to a new type could increase the speed of reading and writing, which became possible thanks to the new controller. All chips have a built-in error correction that allows you to not only improve their reliability, but also offload the CPU, which is important for compact devices that run on battery power.

At the moment it is known that the minimum amount SmartNAND of 4 GB. Chips with a capacity of 4, 8 and 16 GB are already being produced as samples for the producers. Mass production will be adjusted in April and May. Versions with 32 and 64 GB of memory as samples are not available and mass production will begin in late spring, with the first shipment in early summer. Perhaps it is because of the start volume shipments of flash memory Toshiba, which will not begin until mid-June, Apple will shift the time of the announcement of the iPhone 5.