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What Is The Difference Between NAND and NOR Flash

NOR flash has faster read speeds and random access, making it suitable for code storage. However, NOR has slower write and erase speeds compared to NAND. NAND flash has faster write and erase speeds along with higher densities, making it favored for file storage. While NOR is better for read-heavy applications like phones, NAND is used more for storage devices due to its quick rewriting abilities and ability to hold large amounts of data.

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What Is The Difference Between NAND and NOR Flash

NOR flash has faster read speeds and random access, making it suitable for code storage. However, NOR has slower write and erase speeds compared to NAND. NAND flash has faster write and erase speeds along with higher densities, making it favored for file storage. While NOR is better for read-heavy applications like phones, NAND is used more for storage devices due to its quick rewriting abilities and ability to hold large amounts of data.

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What is the difference between NAND and

NOR Flash?
by Toshiba - March 29, 2006

What is the difference between NAND and NOR Flash?


Though they are both considered leading non-volatile Flash memory technologies, NAND and NOR Flash meet completely different
design needs based on their individual attributes. NOR offers faster read speed and random access capabilities, making it suitable for
code storage in devices such as PDAs and cell phones. However, with NOR technology, write and erase functions are slow compared to
NAND. NOR also has a larger memory cell size than NAND, limiting scaling capabilities and therefore achievable bit density compared
to NAND. Since code storage tends to require lower density memory than file storage, NOR’s larger cell size is not considered a
concern when used in these applications.
Conversely, NAND offers fast write/erase capability and is slower than NOR in the area of read speed. NAND is, however, more than
sufficient for a majority of consumer applications such as digital video, music or data storage. NAND’s fast write/erase speed
combined with its higher available densities and a lower cost-per-bit than NOR make it the favored technology for file storage in a host
of consumer applications. Offering users the ability to rewrite data quickly and repeatedly, NAND is typically used for storing large
quantities of information in devices such as Flash drives, MP3 players, multi-function cell phones, digital cameras and USB drives.
The following diagram compares typical NOR and NAND read, program and erase speeds:

1. For purposes of measuring data transfer rate in this context, megabits per second MB/s and/or MBps = 1,000,000 bytes per second.
2. When used herein in relation to memory density, megabit and/or Mb means 1,024x1,024 = 1,048,576 bits. Usable capacity may be
less. For details, please refer to specifications.
3. When used herein in relation to memory density, gigabit and/or Gb means 1,024x1,024x1,024 = 1,073,741,824 bits. Usable capacity
may be less. For details, please refer to specifications.

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