Shadowing Practice: How do microSD Cards Store 2 TB in such a TINY space? - Learn English Speaking with 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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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “How do microSD Cards Store 2 TB in such a TINY space?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: die, layer, cell, silicon, flash. Deze video bevat 11 zinnen en 921 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:06. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 151 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 73% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig. 2 van de 11 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| layer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | laag |
| stack zelfstandig naamwoord | /stæk/ | stapel |
| thin bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈθɪn/ | dun |
| silicon zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪləˌkɑn/ | silicium |
| wire zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | draad |
| trap zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹæp/ | val |
| chip zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃɪp/ | fiche |
| spectrum zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɛktɹəm/ | spectrum |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| semiconductor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/ | halfgeleider |
| package zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | pak |
| thick bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /θɪk/ | dik, dikke |
| deck zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɛk/ | terras |
| seal zelfstandig naamwoord | /siːl/ | zegel |
| vertical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ | verticaal |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| break down werkwoord | stukgaan, kapot gaan |
| build up werkwoord | opstapelen |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken |
| get off werkwoord | van ... afgaan |
| step down werkwoord | aftreden, een stap opzij zetten |
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De “th”-klanken: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, thickness /ˈθɪknəs/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: flash /flæʃ/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, shell /ʃɛl/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: semiconductor /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, pad /pæd/, strand /ˈstɹænd/, grid /ɡɹɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: stack /stæk/, flash /flæʃ/, trap /tɹæp/, package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: integrate /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/, grid /ɡɹɪd/, algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als layer, stack, thin.
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