Samsung’s 840 EVO series SSDs are facing a peculiar problem that affects the read speed of the SSD. According to a forum thread, a bug present in the 840 EVO causes the read performance of the drive to drop drastically and it affects only the blocks that have data older than a month. Good thing […]
Hardware
Samsung mass produces 20nm 6Gb LPDDR3 Mobile DRAM
Samsung Electronics has announced that they have started mass producing its six gigabit (Gb) low-power double data rate 3 (LPDDR3) mobile DRAM. The DRAM is processed using 20nm technology that claims to improve performance by 30 percent and will enable users to have a device with longer battery life with faster processing of apps. The […]
Samsung introduces 27-inch SD590C Curved Monitor
Samsung today launched its 27-inch SD590C Curved monitor in South Korea. Certified from agencies like US-based Underwriters Laboratories and Germany’s TUV Rheinland, it’s the first curved monitor to get a certification for its quality and performance. The 27-inch monitor supports Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and 350cd/m2 brightness. Additionally, the […]
Samsung creates DDR4 RAM for servers using TSV Package Tech
Samsung Electronics has pulled another industry first by mass producing 64GB (gigabyte) DDR4 RDIMMs (Registered Dual Inline Memory Modules) that use the 3D “through silicon via” (TSV) package technology. Targeted at servers and enterprise applications, these modules offers high-density along with high performance and are processed using 20nm class technology. These new RDIMMs feature 36 […]
Samsung announces 20nm-based Exynos 5430 Octa-core SoC
Samsung has expanded its Exynos 5 Octa lineup with Exynos 5430 – Samsung’s first octa-core processor based on 20nm HKMG process. Samsung says 20nm process enables the SoC to be highly energy efficient without having to compromise on the performance. In comparison, the Exynos 5430 reduces power consumption by 25 percent compared to an application […]