As is known, in the creation and production of new types of solid-state memory Micron company works closely with Intel - they even have a profile joint venture. And if Intel activity allows consumers to see how expanding the range of products of the joint venture, Micron activity usually remains in the shadows. Above all, this is due to the specialization Micron in the corporate market. For the retail segment has a brand Crucial, as well as products more distant partners.
This month, the company Micron has told on the pages of its blog about the intentions to bring to market a family of QuantX solutions that use memory type 3D XPoint, and colleagues with the Computerworld website published the comments of Vice President Micron John Carter, allowing to get an idea of the company's Intent this area. First of all, Carter said about the presence of Micron's own timetable for the withdrawal of products on the market on the base of 3D XPoint.
Let's start with the fact that Intel is about to begin shipments of SSDs based on the type of memory 3D XPoint until the end of the year , and Micron says only the beginning of the second quarter 2017 as the appropriate boundary. And only in the second half of 2017 revenues from sales of storage family QuantX reach barely noticeable quantities. By 2019, Micron is going to reach break-even in this kind of products. By the way, the representative of Micron makes it clear that Intel products
and the corresponding class in reality will only appear on the market in 2017.
Carter explains that the first year of issue on the basis of 3D XPoint devices will not be the easiest. First of all, due to limited production capacity and strong demand from corporate clients. Micron will satisfy the needs of server segment in the first place.
In general, 3D XPoint positioning is such that the memory of this type will be twice cheaper than DRAM, but four or five times more expensive than NAND.
In the next six months, Micron is going to announce the cooperation with the partners, who will be releasing products based on the 3D XPoint. Given that the focus on the market of desktop and mobile systems, the company is not considered reasonable, we can say with certainty about the direction of this cooperation on the market for corporate decisions. By the way, Carter regrets about the preparations for the 3D XPoint release was announced back in 2015. Consumers eventually got the impression
that the yield of products based on this technology is delayed. Intel and Micron expect in the coming years to control 20-30% of the market, although they are aware that Samsung is preparing a rival technology. Related Products :
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