You are browsing the archives of Hardware.

  Samsung is yet to officially announce the Exynos 5450 System-on-Chip (SoC) but it seems some of the meaty information is already out. PhoneArena was invited to a special Exynos event where they got a chance to check out some of the existing as well as upcoming Exynos processors. While a comparison between Exynos 4210 [...]

  Not a surprise really but it’s always good to hear from the horse’s mouth. During today’s earnings call, Samsung confirmed that they’re sampling the Exynos 5250 SoC and will begin mass production from second quarter of this year. Samsung’s executive also said that the initial target will be to integrate this dual-core processor into [...]

  Samsung has announced its top-end all-in-one PC in South Korea. The Series 9 900A7A boasts an asymmetrical premium design and comes with an ultra-slim 27-inch monitor that measures just 11.7mm. The AIO however, is packed with features. It is powered by Intel’s Core i7 2600S processor and features full HD resolution support, 1TB HDD, [...]

  Samsung has started mass production of Embedded Multi-Chip package (eMCP) memory to cater to the rising demand of entry and mid-level smartphones. The new eMCPs use Samsung’s 30nm-based LPDDR2 RAMs that deliver a data transmission speed of 1066Mbps and 20nm-class NAND flash memory. Samsung says the new eMCP solution will help to deliver enhanced [...]

  Samsung has a Chrome OS-powered Chromebook and are now showing an all-in-one-type solution like the new Series 3 Chromebox at the CES 2012. We’re light on the detailed specs but is targeted towards businesses due to its no-frills nature. The 193x193x32.6mm Chromebox runs Chrome OS and is touted to be a “Zero Maintenance” machine [...]

  Samsung has got the approval from the Korean government to setup a NAND flash memory plant in China. The decision came after the Ministry of Knowledge Economy held two meetings to evaluate the company’s technology plans, possible technological leaks and the impact on South Korean economy since Samsung contributes a decent chunk of exports. [...]

  Seagate announced that they’ve completed the acquisition of Samsung’s hard drive business (HDD). The acquisition was announced in April and as per the terms of the agreement, Seagate will acquire Samsung’s assets and infrastructure like M8 production line of 2.5-inch HDDs, senior manager and design-engineering employees from the Korea facility and more. Additionally, Seagate [...]

  Samsung’s semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas recently reached its targeted capacity of 40,000 wafer per month and it seems a sizeable chunk of the chips produced goes to Apple. According to a report by Reuters, Samsung’s 1.6m sq. ft plant produces Apple’s A5 processor used in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. The A5 [...]

  Samsung is the leading monitor manufacturing company, according to a report from IDC. Samsung’s global market share for monitors stood at 15.5 percent (figure till Q3 2011), making them the number one company since Q3 2006. The report also sheds some light Samsung’s quarterly figures which were up by 10 percent from Q2 to [...]

  Samsung has started mass production of PM830 Series SSDs that support the Mini-Serial ATA (mSATA) interface. Designed for use in ultrabook PCs, the new compact SSDs weigh just 8 grams and measure 50.95 x 30 x 3.8mm. It will be available in storage capacities of 256GB, 128GB, 64GB and 32GB, which will be available [...]