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Re:OpenSSD – Open-Source Solid State Drive (SSD) by scoutt on Thursday April 11, 2019 @04:12AM (#19632034)
I don't know what you mean, but I use (and SW-integrate) NAND chips all the time and complete datasheets and application notes are available for most known brands.

For example:

google micron nand filetype:pdf

Or

https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Micron%20Technol...

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Re:OpenSSD – Open-Source Solid State Drive (SSD) by wtallis on Thursday April 11, 2019 @06:04AM (#19632630)
Try looking for the datasheets on any modern high-capacity 3D NAND of the sort used in SSDs. What you've linked to is an ancient part with 1/32 the capacity of the smallest NAND that can be found in any recent SSD.
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Re:OpenSSD – Open-Source Solid State Drive (SSD) by scoutt on Thursday April 11, 2019 @10:27AM (#19634844)
Yes, the linked one is the first PDF I've found. I know the commercial NANDs found in newest SSD may not be available, because it's probably that the SSD is using a custom chip design. Perhaps the chip is listed somewhere in a website, but unavailable for purchase (for mere mortals like us or those doing an open source SSD). In any case, those chips won't be available for an open source SSD.

Soon I should put hands on a design with a 2Tb Micron NAND from 2014 (MT29F256G08something). The PDF is behind a simple user registration.

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Re:OpenSSD – Open-Source Solid State Drive (SSD) by pkaye on Thursday April 11, 2019 @01:28PM (#19636974)
SLC NAND is pretty reliable. Also the older gen MLC NAND is not too bad. But around 60nm down things get progressively worse. And moving from SLC to MLC to TLC to 3D it gets even more.
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