Low Density SLC NAND Flash Memory in Embedded Applications

Forward Insights, July 2011, Pages: 71

In last decade, the NAND flash market has witnessed tremendous growth with revenues increasing from $370 million in 2000 to over $20 billion in 2010.
Continuous price declines for NAND flash memory have enabled it diversify beyond removable storage applications to consumer, industrial and computing applications, each with its own specific requirements in terms of performance, features and density.

Since 2006, MLC technology has become mainstream with SLC technology occupying a sliver of the total market. SLC technology is favored in applications requiring high performance, high reliability and wide operating temperatures. Other than the solid state computing and mobile application markets, SLC devices can be found in embedded applications. In particular, low density SLC NAND devices ranging from 128Mb to 4Gb are employed in a variety of consumer and industrial applications.

Due to the higher margin profile of SLC NAND products, NAND flash manufacturers as well as new entrants looking to extend their product portfolios from the NOR flash memory space are all eyeing the low density SLC market.

Low Density SLC NAND Flash Memory in Embedded Applications discusses the competition between low density SLC NAND flash, parallel NOR flash and serial flash and sheds light on some of the application drivers in the embedded space.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

NAND VS. NOR
- Chip Architecture
- Serial Flash
- NAND vs. NOR Comparison
- Density
- Technology
- Performance
- System Architecture
- Pricing
- Flash Memory Evolution
- NAND Flash

ONENAND
- Serial NAND

EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
- Consumer
- Enablers for the Consumer Market: Digital Media Availability and Delivery Services
- HDTV
- Set Top Box
- DVD and Blu-ray Players and Recorders
- Digital Still Camera and Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera
- Printers
- Video Game Machines
- Digital Picture Frames
- Summary
- Industrial and Networking
- Networking and Telecom VOIP
- Industrial PC
- Point Of Sales
- Automotive
- Other Industrial
- Summary

SUPPLIER STATUS
- Elpida
- Hynix
- Macronix
- Micron
- Powerchip
- Samsung
- Spansion
- Toshiba
- Winbond

MARKET OVERVIEW

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT FORWARD INSIGHTS
- Services
- Contact

List of Figures
Figure 1. New flash solutions simplify integration in embedded applications
Figure 2. NOR Flash Memory Architecture
Figure 3. Intel 256Mb 130nm 28F256L18 StrataFlash Functional Layout
Figure 4. Intel 256Mb 130nm 28F256L18 StrataFlash Organization
Figure 5. NAND Flash Memory Architecture
Figure 6. SEC 512Mb 120nm K9F1208U0A NAND Flash Functional Layout
Figure 7. SEC 512Mb 120nm K9F1208U0A NAND Flash Organization (x8)
Figure 8. NAND vs. NOR Die Area Usage
Figure 9. Density Comparison among NAND and NOR Devices
Figure 10. Serial Flash Density Mix
Figure 11. Parallel NOR Flash Density Mix
Figure 12. NAND Flash Density Mix
Figure 13. Process Tecnology trend for NOR, NAND and PCM
Figure 14. NOR and NAND Characteristics
Figure 15. XIP vs. Code Shadowing or Store-and-Download Architecture
Figure 16. NAND vs. NOR ASPs in 2010 and 2015
Figure 17. NAND-NOR Flash Price Gap Trend
Figure 18. Present and Future Flash Market Segmentation
Figure 19. Parallel NOR, Serial Flash and NAND Flash Split in Embedded Applications
Figure 20. Raw NAND, ECC NAND and Managed NAND
Figure 21. OneNAND Schematic Diagram
Figure 22. SEC 512Mb 120nm KFG1216Q2M ONENAND Functional Layout
Figure 23. NAND vs. NOR vs. ONENAND Performance
Figure 24. Data Transmission Technologies and their Related Data Rate
Figure 25. Penetration of Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) by country
Figure 26. Digital TV Switchover by Country
Figure 27. LCD & Plasma TV Unit Forecast
Figure 28. Set-top Box Unit Forecast
Figure 29. Example of the Software Stack in an IPTV STB
Figure 30. Blu-ray DVD Player & Recorder Unit Forecast
Figure 31. Digital Camera Unit Forecast
Figure 32. Printer Unit Forecast
Figure 33. Video Game Unit Forecast
Figure 34. Digital Picture Frame unit forecast
Figure 35. Ethernet Unit Forecast
Figure 36. Router Unit Forecast
Figure 37. Industrial PC Unit Forecast
Figure 38. Industrial Terminals and Controllers Unit Forecast
Figure 39. Industrial Compact Flash Unit Forecast
Figure 40. POS-Biometrics Forecast
Figure 41. 4Gb CTF NAND Flash Memory
Figure 42. Flash Memory in Embedded Applications – Unit Forecast
Figure 43. Flash Memory in Embedded Applications – Revenue Forecast

List of Tables
Table 1. Package Comparison
Table 2. NAND vs. NOR Performance Characteristics
Table 3. Parallel NOR ASP
Table 4. Serial Flash ASP
Table 5. SLC NAND Flash ASP
Table 6. NOR vs. Various NAND Solutions for Embedded Applications
Table 7. ONENAND vs. NAND and NOR
Table 8. DTV Implementations
Table 9. LCD and Plasma TV - Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 10. Digital Set-top Box - Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 11. Blu-ray DVD Player/Recorder - Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 12. Digital Still Camera – Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 13. Printers – Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 14. Video Game Machines – Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 15. Digital Picture Frame – Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 16. Other Applications – Low Density SLC NAND Breakdown
Table 17. Consumer Applications – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 18. Units by Application
Table 19. Consumer Flash Demand Revenues
Table 20. Consumer Applications Unit Forecast
Table 21. Ethernet – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 22. Routers – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 23. Industrial PC – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 24. Industrial Terminals and Controllers – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 25. Industrial Compact Flash – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 26. POS-Biometrics – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 27. Other Industrial Applications – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 28. Total Industrial-Networking – Low Density SLC NAND Units
Table 29. Total Industrial-Networking Units by Application
Table 30. Total Industrial-Networking Flash Demand Revenues by Density
Table 31. Industrial-Networking Applications Unit Forecast
Table 32. Total Flash Demand by Density
Table 33. Total Flash Demand Revenues

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