Samsung today announced that they’ve developed a new premium 8 megapixel CMOS imaging sensor for mobile devices and digital cameras. The S5K3H7 is a 1/3.2″ 1.4um image sensor that features Backside Illumination (BSI) technology allowing users to take improved quality pictures in low-light scenarios. Additionally, the new sensor allows users to record 1080p full […]
Hardware
Samsung partners with FeliCa Network to develop NFC chips
Samsung has announced partnership with FeliCa Networks to develop Near Field Communication (NFC) chips. Samsung says the collaboration with FeliCa Networks will help them to support full adoption of NFC-based mobile wallet in Japan. Under the partnership, Samsung will develop NFC-SAM (Secure Application Module) chips with advanced security capabilities and an NFC controller compliant […]
eyeCan camera allows users to control mouse with their eyes
Some Samsung employees managed to create a mouse for the disabled and now the Korean giant has announced that they will release the source code to allow anyone to build it. Dubbed as eyeCan, the mouse is based on EyeWriter that was unveiled by Mike Ebeling at TED (Check out the presentation here) and […]
Samsung previews quad-core Exynos CPU at ISSCC expo
It seems the official unveiling of Samsung’s quad-core Exynos is closer than ever since the Korean giant was present at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) expo to showcase the powerful chip. While we don’t have any confirmation, the SoC is believed to be Exynos 4412 that was leaked back in November. Anyways, the […]
Samsung unveils 4Gb LPDDR3 RAM for mobile devices
Samsung today unveiled the next-generation DRAM for mobile devices at the ISSCC expo. Touted as the “mainstream DRAM for smartphones this year,” the low power DDR3 RAM is two times faster than the current generation of LPDDR2 RAMs. Samsung showcased a 4Gb LPDDR3 (512MB) that was manufactured using a 30nm process technology. Additionally, the […]