https://ryanorban.com/categories/flash-memory/Recent content in Flash-Memory on Ryan OrbanHugoen-usme@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)Ryan OrbanSat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://ryanorban.com/notes/anatomy-solid-state-drive/Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)https://ryanorban.com/notes/anatomy-solid-state-drive/<p><img src="https://ryanorban.com/images/notes/anatomy-solid-state-drive.png" alt="Anatomy of a Solid-State Drive" class="note-hero-img" loading="lazy" /> </p> <h3 id="summary" class="scroll-mt-8 group"> Summary <a href="#summary" class="no-underline hidden opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 !text-inherit group-hover:inline-block" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to this heading" tabindex="-1"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" class="lucide lucide-link w-4 h-4 block" viewBox="0 0 24 24" > <path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71" /> <path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71" /> </svg> </a> </h3> <p>This ACM Queue article dissects the internal architecture of solid-state drives (SSDs), explaining how NAND flash memory cells work and how the controller firmware translates the block storage interface (which SSDs inherit from spinning hard disk drives) into the very different physical operations flash requires.</p>