Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Samsung Debuts 8GB Mobile NAND Flash Chip
Posted by Paul Martin in "NEWS" @ 06:32 PM
"Samsung has begun shipping samples of a new 8GB NAND flash chip, which could be integrated into phones to eliminate the need for a separate memory slot. This would allow for smaller devices, the company says. Called moviNAND, the technology consists of four 50-nanometer 16-Gigabit NAND flash memories along with integrated MultiMediaCard support for companies who still wish to add expandable memory. At that size, the chip could hold some 2,000 songs, or enough GPS and point-of-interest data for the entire western world. It is also smaller than its 4GB predecessor, and processes data at speeds of up to 52 megabytes per second."
8O Wow! The GPS and POI data storage is amazing. Production will begin second quarter of this year. It should be interesting to see who's first-to-market using this new chip.
8O Wow! The GPS and POI data storage is amazing. Production will begin second quarter of this year. It should be interesting to see who's first-to-market using this new chip.
