Hynix today showed the ultra small flash memory chip that will improve the capacity of portable media players and other devices based on flash memory. The company designed the new flash chip using three-bits-per-cell technology that not only increased the capacity to 32 GB but also decreased the over size by 30 percent. Most of the multi-level flash memory produced today is based on two-bits-per-cell technology, resulting in a 4GB flash chip. As the highest capacity flash chip available today is 4GB, companies like Apple stack multiple flash chips to achieve higher capacity for their media players. A 32GB chip will decrease the overall size of the media player and also decrease the power consumption, as a single chip will require less power compared to multiple chips. Sandisk and Toshiba are also working on three-bits-per-cell technology and will announce their products based on the technology in second half of 2008. Hynix will start mass production of the new chips in October.
[Via Electronista]