17/09/2004 11:36:09,
juergen.messerer@freesurf.ch wrote:
>Are the Intel STRATA Flash a special kind of FLASH Types?
Yes. Have a rummage round
http://developer.intel.com/ - they
store 2 bits of data (4 charge levels) per flash cell, so they're twice
the density of normal NOR, for only a slight price (die-size)
increase. They're still nowhere near as big or as cheap as NAND
devices, though. (All the CF cards, USB pen-drives, MP3 players
out there use NAND flash - it's the obvious choice, if you don't
need to execute directly from it.). Note that, while you can execute
from NOR flash, if you're going to allow for worn-out sectors, it all
starts to get rather hard work. The Balloon solution of storing stuff
in NAND, and executing from RAM, has a certain simple charm.
Steve
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