While flash memory in a separate smaller capacity SSD module is playing a role in these new ultra-thin computers the introduction of hybrid hard disk drives with a flash cache inside the hard drive may plan a significant role as well.

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Zaman notes that Japan accounts for 2 GW of expected 2011 demand, over 19, 000 metric tons of polysilicon capacity, 650 MW of wafer capacity, 2.2 GW of cell capacity and 2.5 GW of module capacity.

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Specifically, it said it would up its module capacity to 900 megawatts in August.

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The company said its module manufacturing capacity would remain at 2.4 gigawatts while wafer capacity stays at 1.6 gigawatts.

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As the latest addition to Mushkin's Atlas family of mSATA drives, the new solid-state drive delivers up a colossal 480 gigabytes (GB) of storage capacity on a single mSATA module.

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