✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28
today I learned that we (as a civilization) now can put 16 silicon flash dice into a single 700µm microSD card on a commercial scale https://www.ose.com.tw/en/ic-services/memory-product-package/microsdsd
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28

if you think that the precariously balanced tower of flash above is an inaccurate representation of what's going on, i can reassure you that
(a) this is exactly how it looks like, and
(b) SK Hynix is up to 24 layers already (not sure in what application)

https://news.skhynix.com/semiconductor-back-end-process-episode-4-packages-part-2/

Show threadamyFeb 28
@whitequark the fact i can go to tesco and purchase this marvel of engineering will never not be extremely funny to me
Show threadJernej Simončič �
@amy @whitequark At some point I bought a 1TB microSD card and completely forgot about it – until I found it a few days ago under the junk on my desk.
Feb 28 at 5:43pmWeb
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28
@jernej__s @amy I had the same experience (I plugged it into my Steam Deck)
Show threadJernej Simončič �Feb 28
@whitequark @amy Hey, I just found another 1TB microSD card I forgot about!
Show threadthe hatterMar 1
@jernej__s @whitequark @amy In this economy, it seems out scatterbrains have left a lot of people with unexpected profit to discover later.