Electronics · Recorded milestone
Flash memory
Recorded year1984
Fujio Masuoka at Toshiba invents non-volatile flash storage, later the heart of phones and SSDs.
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Led to
- Pocket digital cameraRecorded · 1990enables
- SmartphoneRecorded · 1994requires
- Consumer VR headsetRecorded · 1995requires
- E-readerRecorded · 1998enables
- Pocket MP3 playerRecorded · 1998requires
- Portable sat-navRecorded · 1998enables
- Camera phoneRecorded · 1999enables
- USB flash driveRecorded · 2000enables
- Action cameraRecorded · 2006enables
- Solid-state drives go mainstreamRecorded · 2008enables
- Consumer dronesRecorded · 2010requires
- 3D NAND flashRecorded · 2013enables
- Police body camerasRecorded · 2014requires
- Everyday AR glassesRecorded · 2019requires
- Mixed-reality headsetRecorded · 2022requires
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.