Shadowing-Übung: How do microSD Cards Store 2 TB in such a TINY space? - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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Micro SD cards are the most compact and dense commercial data storage format there is.
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For example, if you took a shoebox and filled it with micro SD cards,
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you could store every single movie and TV show from your favorite streaming platform
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and it would only take up a small fraction of the shoebox.
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In fact, if you could get your hands on hundreds of millions of micro SD cards, you could store all the data of the entirety of the internet inside your living room
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and you would still have a little space left
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so let's answer the key question how exactly are micro sd cards able to store
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so much data in such a tiny space let's open one up
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and find out inside we find a multi layered sandwich of integrated circuits resistors capacitors hair thin wires
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and other metal layers all squeezed together in a marvel of miniaturization, packaging, and sandwich making.
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Most of these integrated circuits, called dies, are NAND flash chips, and they're the structures that actually hold the data.
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These NAND flash dies are organized into two stacks of eight.
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However, because they're stacked one on top of the other, each die must be incredibly thin, equivalent to the thickness of a single strand of hair.
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Despite being so thin, there's a ton of incredible engineering packed inside.
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Let's zoom in even further to a nanoscopic view of one of these NAND flash chips.
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Here we have a massive three -dimensional array of NAND cells, also known as charged trap flash.
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This array stands over 200 layers tall, and across a single die there are roughly 72 ,000 cells wide by 48 ,000 cells deep.
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When we zoom all the way in, we can see the individual charge -trap flash storage cells, each of which is only about 100 nanometers across,
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and holds three bits of data by trapping electrons inside a thin layer of silicon nitride.
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This three -dimensional design with hundreds of memory cells stacked one
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on top of the other is the key to achieving such incredible memory densities.
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But how is it built?
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well like all microchips it's built on a silicon wafer inside a semiconductor fab there are thousands of steps
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but the basic idea is this first layer after layer of alternating silicon oxide
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and silicon nitride is deposited to build up the stack of 100 or
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so storage cells next the massive grid of 72 by 48
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000 cylindrical holes is etched straight down through all the layers creating channels
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which are subsequently filled with a complex sequence of materials.
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As a result, a single memory cell is formed at each intersection where a vertical column crosses a horizontal layer of silicon nitride.
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This forms the first deck of a hundred memory cells.
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The entire process is repeated with another series of layering
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and etching vertical holes to build the second deck of 100
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or more memory cells
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which must perfectly align with the prior one next wires are added across the tops of the columns
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and connected to the read write and erase control wires
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that select each layer
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and step down the sides of the array like a staircase
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a protective insulating layer is then added on top encapsulating the
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delicate wires on the die's top surface With the top side complete, attention turns to the bottom.
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The silicon wafer these chips are made on is far too thick on its own,
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so the underside is ground away until each die is only about 40 micrometers thick, which is, as we said earlier,
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the thickness of a single strand of hair.
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From here, each die is thoroughly tested, and the flawless ones are cut out from the wafer and stacked eight high,
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with each die offset slightly from the one below it.
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This offset leads a row of bond pads exposed along the edge of every die.
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Incredibly thin bond wires are then welded onto these pads, connecting each die down to the layers of interconnects beneath the stack.
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The interconnects route over to the controller die, which in turn connects to the contact pins on the outside of the card,
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allowing data to flow to and from the stacks of NAND flash dies.
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Finally, the entire package is sealed in epoxy and then encapsulated in a thin plastic shell.
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And that's the whole marvel.
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Over 200 layers of charge -trap cells etched, stacked, and wired with nanometer precision.
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All sealed into something smaller than your fingernail.
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It's semiconductor engineering at the absolute edge of what's physically possible.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung basiert auf dem Video „How do microSD Cards Store 2 TB in such a TINY space?“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: die, layer, cell, silicon, flash. Dieses Video enthält 11 Sätze und 921 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 6:06. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 151 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. Nur 73 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll. 2 der 11 Sätze sind Fragen – gut, um Frageintonation und kurze Antworten zu üben.
Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video
15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| layer Substantiv | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | Lage, Schicht |
| stack Substantiv | /stæk/ | Stapel, Feime |
| thin Adjektiv | /ˈθɪn/ | dünn, tünn |
| flash Verb | /flæʃ/ | blinken |
| silicon Substantiv | /ˈsɪləˌkɑn/ | Silizium, Silicium |
| wire Substantiv | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Draht |
| trap Substantiv | /tɹæp/ | Falle |
| chip Substantiv | /t͡ʃɪp/ | Splitter, Span |
| spectrum Substantiv | /ˈspɛktɹəm/ | Spektrum |
| connect Verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| array Substantiv | /əˈɹeɪ/ | Bekleidung, Tracht |
| semiconductor Substantiv | /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/ | Halbleiter |
| circuit Substantiv | /ˈsɝ.kɪt/ | Umlauf |
| package Substantiv | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Paket, Packung |
| thick Adjektiv | /θɪk/ | dick |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| break down Verb | versagen, den Geist aufgeben |
| build up Verb | sich ansammeln, sich türmen |
| find out Verb | herausfinden, erfahren |
| step down Verb | zurücktreten |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
- Die „th“-Laute: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: flash /flæʃ/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, shell /ʃɛl/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: semiconductor /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:
- /w/ — mit runden Lippen, nicht wie das deutsche „w“ (/v/): wire /ˈwaɪɚ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, sequence /ˈsiː.kwəns/, subsequently /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/, squeeze /skwiːz/
- Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, pad /pæd/, strand /ˈstɹænd/, grid /ɡɹɪd/
- /æ/ — offener als „ä“: stack /stæk/, flash /flæʃ/, trap /tɹæp/, package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
So übst du mit diesem Video
- Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
- Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
- Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie layer, stack, thin.
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