Phone news Samsung launches world's first 8GB embedded memory chip Samsung launches world's first 8GB embedded memory chip |
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| Written by Simon Toat | |
| Monday, 12 March 2007 | |
 Unveiling what could possibly end up as the storage for the
soon-to-be-launched iPhone, Electronic giant Samsung has begun shipping
samples of an 8GB memory chip for mobile handsets, that's enough memory to
store 2,000 songs or alternatively you could store enough map data on
the chip to go exploring the Western hemisphere with your GPS-enabled
mobile phone.The high-density moviNAND memory chip consists of four 50-nm, 16Gb NAND flash memories, a high-speed MultiMediaCard (MMC) controller and associated firmware. Samsung's moviNAND allows NAND flash to be instantly accessed through a standardised MMC interface, this means manufacturers who use the new memory can develop mobile phones more quickly and for cheaper. Not only is the chip twice the capacity and double the performance of the 4GB version, it is also 20 per cent smaller than other flash-based embedded memory cards. The new moviNAND also processes data at a staggering 52MBps. Samsung said the moviNAND chip provides high-density, high-speed, low-noise interference and increased security, making it an attractive for use in mobile handsets with high content services such as music phones and personal navigation. It added that increasing industry demand for secure and stable data is driving greater adoption of embedded data storage solutions. Samsung plans to begin mass producing its 8GB moviNAND later this year. The high-density solution, which is based on Samsung's advanced monolithic high-density NAND technology, will expand Samsung's line of moviNAND memory from 512MB to 8GB. With flash memory getting this big, this fast, we shall soon expect the demise of hard-drive based MP3 players any time soon. |
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