How will Internet of Things (IoT), Google Glasses
and NVMe SSDs impact Flash consumption in 2015 or sooner?
MONTEREY, CA., August 5, 2013 – Web-Feet Research,
Inc. provides a highly detailed market segmentation in its twelfth annual
report on Flash Memory Applications and Markets, (CS100FA-2013).
This extensive update provides an integrated memory/storage end-use market
segmentation in the consumer, mobile and computing markets and forecasts the
NAND and NOR usage in over 170 end-use applications. Some of the new applications forecast the rise
of wearable computing as found in the adoption of the Google Glasses and the
iWatch or Smart Watch that are already in prototype phase. As the NAND
technology evolved so did its markets. Beginning with basic media file storage
in consumer applications the NAND grew in usage. Once cell phones became
popular, mobile storage needed more sophisticated Flash in performing
execute-in-place and more reliable storage. Now, computing requires the utmost
performance from the NAND, while SSDs and caching gain acceptance as they
provide more reliability and performance.
NOR should see a mild rebound with Phase Change Memory in wireless and
Serial NOR initiating the connection for the Internet of Things in over 17
billion Intelligent Connected devices in 2018.
In the Flash Memory Applications and Markets forecast,
Web-Feet Research provides a density breakout by revenue, units, and Mbits for
SLC NAND, 2-bits per cell NAND, 3-bits/cell and enterprise2-bits/cell NAND,
Combo (MCP) NAND; NOR, MLC NOR, serial NOR, and Combo NOR and serial Combo NOR;
and Phase Change Memory. The forecast
period includes 2011 and 2012 historical and 2013-2018 projections. A special section breaks out the serial NOR
by over 30 applications including the major cellular use of dual and quad IO
serial NOR components. In addition, the compute
market examines the use of Flash cache, Hybrid Hard Drives (embedded Flash) and
SSDs for the client, commercial, and enterprise end-use markets. The GB consumption is also forecast by
memory/storage end-use market and shows when computing becomes the Flash
consumption market share leader. Finally,
the 2012 Flash Market Shares by Vendor is included showing how the players have
shifted ranks based on acquisitions and improved pricing to reach $27.7 billion
in total Flash and $24.1 billion in NAND.
The Flash Memory Applications and Markets: 2011-2018
report, CS100FA-2013, (313 pages) is available for purchase from Web-Feet
Research in electronic and hard copy at a list price of $6.5K.
