Following the Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) Working Group's announcement of the availability of the ONFI 1.0 specification on January 22, industry players believe Intel and Micron Technology will introduce the new NAND flash interface standard by the third quarter.
The sources indicated that Intel and Micron should complete their ONFI introduction by the end of the second quarter. Other chip makers including Hynix Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics should follow later. A Chinese-language Commercial Times reported that chipmakers should start sampling ONFI-standard chips to controller IC houses late in the second quarter.
Article translated by Esther Lam and edited by Eric Mah
