The next steps in converting to flash memory will be designing a player and setting technical standards.
The problem was corrected by reformatting Spirits flash memory and using a software patch to avoid memory overload; Opportunity was also upgraded with the patch as a precaution.
Moreover, serious video cameras are increasingly migrating to flash memory for recording.
Without access to flash memory the reboot cycle was broken.
Spansion recently announced the development of SONOS flash memory using its MirrorBit technology.
This team is not the only entrant in the race to find alternatives to flash memory, the prevailing form of nonvolatile storage - so called because it can retain information without power.
Disk controllers can also control the timing of access to flash memory which is mechless in nature (i.e. no physical disk).
"DAT should never have been born and the MiniDisc has its limits, but we're not ready to commit to flash memory yet."
Most of the words are euphemisms for 'email', 'hard drives' or 'flash memory'.
In the music and digital film industries, hardware manufacturers have gravitated to flash memory - solid-state storage media enclosed in small, plastic cases.