Intel announced a new SATA interface enterprise solid state drive (SSD) that uses 25 nm multi-level cellflashmemory (this is 2 bit per cell technology referred to as MLC).
Now it is up to customer demand to deliver those top-line numbers--in particular, demand for flashmemory chips in advanced cell phones as well as strong sales of AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor for computer servers, due to launch on April 22.
This new generation of MLC flashmemory SSDs include improvements in the flash cells themselves combined with NAND flashmemory management in the controller to achieve much better flashcell endurance.