Choosing your next venture

Choosing your next venture

Twice recently I helped founders negotiate successful tech exits and one of these founders is now sending me ideas for their next venture. To put some order on this ongoing discussion I wrote them this advice, below, and decided to post it here – for the...
NVMdurance Adaptive Flash Tuning patent granted

NVMdurance Adaptive Flash Tuning patent granted

NVMdurance, with its unique approach to extending the endurance of flash devices and enabling 3D NAND, has announced that patent number 9,569,120 developed by Joe Sullivan and Conor Ryan, both of Limerick, Ireland, has been granted in the USA for Adaptive Flash...
The 2D NAND problems NVMdurance solves

The 2D NAND problems NVMdurance solves

This is the third of four posts in our NAND flash ecosystem blog series. 2D (Planar) NAND flash memory, as the name suggests, has a 2-dimensional structure, meaning the individual storage cells are arranged in the X-Y dimensions. Successive generations of 2D NAND...
The history of 3D NAND flash memory

The history of 3D NAND flash memory

Toshiba invented NAND flash in 1987 (aka 2D or Planar NAND). So for the best part of 30 years, 2D NAND has been used. But now 3D NAND is replacing 2D. Why is 3D taking over? Well, the ever increasing demand for solid state drives (SSDs) and other storage solutions...