Flash Memory is the predominant storage medium in consumer electronics today, offering a wide range of non-volatile memory solutions having high density, low power usage and endurance characteristics. Flash offers low cost, high performance, and reliable storage solutions for products ranging from smartphones to portable GPS units, gaming systems, digital cameras and portable computing devices.

As applications for flash have become more diverse, the need for industry standard solutions has grown. Users and suppliers are collaborating within JEDEC to define next-generation device, package and assembly standards. Some current focus areas include:

• Solid State Drives
• e•MMC™
• Universal Flash Storage (UFS)