Just when the ongoing chip shortage was showing signs of easing up, contamination at two different factories has ruined a large supply of flash storage. Should filmmakers be worried?
Both Western Digital and Kioxia, two of the largest providers of solid-state storage in the industry, are both reporting that materials used for creating the flash memory storage were contaminated at their plants in Yokkaichi and Kitakami, Japan.
More than 6.5 million exabytes (6.5 million terabytes) have been affected, but experts say the total number from both factories could reach more than 16 exabytes lost. That amounts to approximately 10% of the total amount of flash memory created every quarter.
If you’re a filmmaker or creative who depends on a mobile device or flash-based storage, this proverbial wrench could have long-term effects on your workflow. Especially if you use gear that requires high-speed cards for 8K, RAW, or high frame rate recording.
Author: Yaroslav Altunin
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
