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===Solid-state drives (SSDs)===
{{See also|List of Intel SSDs}}
[[File:Intel 525 mSATA SSD.jpg|thumb|An Intel mSATA SSD]]
In 2008, Intel began shipping mainstream [[solid-state drive]]s (SSDs) with up to 160&nbsp;GB storage capacities.<ref name="X25-M1">[http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2008/20080908comp.htm Intel Introduces Solid-State Drives for Notebook and Desktop Computers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802024028/http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2008/20080908comp.htm |date=August 2, 2010 }}. Intel (September 8, 2008). Retrieved July 8, 2011.</ref> As with their CPUs, Intel develops SSD chips using ever-smaller nanometer processes. These SSDs make use of industry standards such as [[NAND flash]],<ref>[http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100201comp.htm Intel, Micron Introduce 25-Nanometer NAND&nbsp;– The Smallest, Most Advanced Process Technology in the Semiconductor Industry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415182012/http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100201comp.htm |date=April 15, 2011 }}. Intel (February 1, 2010). Retrieved July 8, 2011.</ref> [[SATA#mSATA|mSATA]],<ref name="SSD310">[http://www.anandtech.com/show/4078/intels-ssd-310-g2-performance-in-an-msata-form-factor Intel's SSD 310: G2 Performance in an mSATA Form Factor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505061850/http://www.anandtech.com/show/4078/intels-ssd-310-g2-performance-in-an-msata-form-factor |date=May 5, 2011 }}. AnandTech. Retrieved July 8, 2011.</ref> [[PCIe]], and [[NVM Express|NVMe]]. In 2017, Intel introduced SSDs based on [[3D XPoint]] technology under the Optane brand name.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tallis|first1=Billy|title=The Intel Optane SSD 900P 280GB Review|url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/11953/the-intel-optane-ssd-900p-review|access-date=January 4, 2018|publisher=Anandtech|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027140155/https://www.anandtech.com/show/11953/the-intel-optane-ssd-900p-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, [[SK Hynix]] acquired most of Intel's NAND memory business<ref>{{cite web|title=SK hynix to Acquire Intel NAND Memory Business|url=https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/nand-memory-news/|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=Intel Newsroom|language=en-US|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306164624/https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/nand-memory-news/|url-status=live}}</ref> for $7 billion, with a remaining transaction worth $2 billion expected in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Intel Sells SSD Business and Dalian Facility to SK hynix|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-sells-ssd-business-dalian-facility-sk-hynix.html|date=December 29, 2021|website=Intel|language=en|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102015548/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-sells-ssd-business-dalian-facility-sk-hynix.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Intel also discontinued its consumer Optane products in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 19, 2021|title=Intel quietly kills its face-melting Optane desktop SSDs|first1=Brad|last1=Chacos|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3604093/intel-quietly-kills-its-face-melting-optane-desktop-ssds.html|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=PCWorld|language=en|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301173901/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3604093/intel-quietly-kills-its-face-melting-optane-desktop-ssds.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2022, Intel disclosed in its Q2 earnings report that it would cease future product development within its Optane business, which in turn effectively discontinued the development of 3D XPoint as a whole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/17515/intel-to-wind-down-optane-memory-business |title=Intel To Wind Down Optane Memory Business – 3D XPoint Storage Tech Reaches Its End |date=July 28, 2022 |work=[[AnandTech]] |first=Ryan |last=Smith |access-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728233019/https://www.anandtech.com/show/17515/intel-to-wind-down-optane-memory-business |url-status=live }}</ref>