Currently, one of the most rapidly developing segments of the market of computers and computer components is a segment of the solid-state drives or SSD. In this segment, a very active company Intel, which recently announced the creation of new enterprise-class SSD, intended for business. One of the first in the new series will be released on 40GB drive Kingston branded Intel. Kingston company is already preparing to release him, while Intel is going to release all its own similar storage capacity of 40GB named Intel X25-V.

In a series of SSD X25-M, manufactured Intel, uses NAND flash memory chips are made on 34nm process technology. These chips can be stored on 2 bits in each memory cell. Company Intel claims that it made a breakthrough by developing MLC chips can store 3 bits in the cell. This will increase the capacity of a single chip by 50%. At the same time, according to the manufacturer, the new generation of NAND flash will be produced on finer process technology is likely to 30nm.Production lines will be ready within two months.

Intel in the near future will not renew its offer SSD for the business segment. Issuance of an updated version of the Intel X25-E will have to wait, it will appear in approximately July 2010, in versions with capacity 50GB, 100GB and 200GB, with a faster and more reliable memory, SLC.