Flash memory
part · 1984 · Digital age
Non-volatile memory built on floating-gate transistors (Fujio Masuoka).
What it is made of
- Transistor — has part. Each cell is a floating-gate transistor.
Principles and materials it uses
- MOSFET — uses. A cell is a MOS transistor with a floating gate.
- Silicon — is made of. The die is silicon.
Where it is used
- Smartphone — is part of. Apps, photos and data are stored in flash memory.
- Computer — is part of. Modern computers store data on SSDs with flash memory.
- Solid-state drive — is part of. Flash memory.
- USB flash drive — is part of. Flash memory.
- Digital camera — is part of. A memory card.
- MP3 player — is part of. Flash memory.
- E-reader — is part of. Memory.
- Flight recorder — is part of. Memory.
- Microcontroller — is part of. Program memory.
- Holter monitor — is part of. Recording.
- Sampler — is part of. Samples are stored in memory.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- EPROM — evolved from. Electrically erasable EPROM.