Memory

The UFS 3.1 standard offers significant performance improvements over the previous storage standard eMMC (embedded Multi-Media Controller).

Flash memory has come a long way since it was first introduced in 1984 vom USB stick to SD and micro SD, to eMMCs.

Universal Flash Storage (UFS) is a standard specification for flash memory cards and flash memory in embedded systems. UFS is considered to be the successor technology of eMMC and SD cards.

Because of this, a profound change has taken place in the memory industry as the automobile has become a main driver of memory technologies.

A major challenge for semiconductor manufacturers also arises from the product life cycles that are common in industry and automotive engineering.

Conventional flash memories are still used in IoT applications around GPS / navigation such as in smartwatches due to their low cost and high storage density.