: a computer logic circuit that produces an output which is the inverse of that of an AND circuit
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Apple isn't specifying what changes were made—likely a combination of a wider-bandwidth controller, faster NAND flash for lower latency, and platform-level improvements introduced with the M5-series chips—but the company does claim up to two-times-faster SSD performance.
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Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 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
Suppliers and analysts reportedly believe that the tremendous buildout of AI data centers is driving us toward major shortages of both memory (DRAM) and storage (NAND, a.k.a. flash).
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
As a result, the process showed that 2D materials can form functional logic circuits and memory devices – including inverters, NAND and NOR gates, and SRAM cells – with low power use, accurate outputs, and reliable memory retention.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 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
Suppliers and analysts reportedly believe that the tremendous buildout of AI data centers is driving us toward major shortages of both memory (DRAM) and storage (NAND, a.k.a. flash).
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
As a result, the process showed that 2D materials can form functional logic circuits and memory devices – including inverters, NAND and NOR gates, and SRAM cells – with low power use, accurate outputs, and reliable memory retention.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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“NAND.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NAND. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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