Micron gives its 16-nm NAND a little TLC

Memory giant Micron started sampling its first 16-nm NAND nearly two years ago. Those chips have a two-bit MLC configuration, and they've now been joined by a three-bit TLC variant built on the same process node. The TLC version has the same 16GB capacity as its MLC forebear, but thanks to its higher bit density, the resulting die occupies 28% less area.

Now, this isn't Micron's first TLC rodeo; the firm has produced similar chips on other nodes. Those chips mostly found ...