: a computer logic circuit that produces an output which is the inverse of that of an AND circuit
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The ongoing memory shortage is driving up the costs of both RAM and NAND flash storage.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
And as Micron shifts production to HBM memory instead of the less lucrative DRAM and NAND memory used in PCs and smartphones, prices are rising all around.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Powering through the memory shortage Memory costs — primarily referring to DRAM, or dynamic random access memory used for temporary, short-term semiconductor memory and NAND used for long-term storage — have soared over the past year due to rising compute needs from AI data centers.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Lam Research noted in its earnings call that NAND demand is growing faster than previously expected, driven by emerging use cases for high-capacity SSDs.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Results from Samsung Electronics Co. last week showed that average selling prices for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chips jumped more than 30% quarter-over-quarter, while non-volatile flash memory, or NAND, chips rose about 20%.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
And as Micron shifts production to HBM memory instead of the less lucrative DRAM and NAND memory used in PCs and smartphones, prices are rising all around.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Powering through the memory shortage Memory costs — primarily referring to DRAM, or dynamic random access memory used for temporary, short-term semiconductor memory and NAND used for long-term storage — have soared over the past year due to rising compute needs from AI data centers.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Lam Research noted in its earnings call that NAND demand is growing faster than previously expected, driven by emerging use cases for high-capacity SSDs.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Results from Samsung Electronics Co. last week showed that average selling prices for dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, chips jumped more than 30% quarter-over-quarter, while non-volatile flash memory, or NAND, chips rose about 20%.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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“NAND.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NAND. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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