東芝公司（Toshiba）在1980s發(fā)明了Flash Memory記憶體技術(shù)：允許存儲設(shè)備與電源斷開以后，被存儲的數(shù)據(jù)依然能夠保存下來。從那以后，F(xiàn)lash Memory記憶體已經(jīng)演變成各種消費和工業(yè)設(shè)備的首選存儲媒體。
 
在消費類設(shè)備中，F(xiàn)lash Memory廣泛應(yīng)用于：
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
• Digital cameras
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
• Cell phones
• Solid-state music players such as MP3 players
• Electronic musical instruments
• Television set-top boxes

在斷電狀態(tài)下，如果可靠性和數(shù)據(jù)保持力為關(guān)鍵考慮，F(xiàn)lash Memor還應(yīng)用于很多工業(yè)環(huán)境中，例如：
• Security systems
• Military systems
• Embedded computers
• Solid-state disk drives
• Networking and communication products
• Wireless communication devices
• Retail management products (e.g., handheld scanners)
• Medical products

了解Flash Memory應(yīng)用指南，請訪問金士頓科技（KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY）有限公司http://www.kingston.com/products/pdf_files/FlashMemGuide.pdf。