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 […]
Hardware
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 […]
2GHz quad-core Exynos 5450 SoC incoming?
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 […]
Samsung to mass produce Exynos 5250 SoC in Q2 2012, will be integrated in smartphones as well
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 […]