Samsung announced the industry’s first 65nm-based SoC with channel decoder RF. The chip is specifically targeted at the Chinese market that will enable Chinese users to watch live TV, sports and weather forecasts right in their mobile devices. The S3C4F71 SoC features a zero-IF CMOS RF tuner, UHF, S-Band frequency range and China’s multimedia […]
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5MP SoC Image Sensor to evolve mobile photography
Samsung also announced a 5 megapixel System-on-Chip (SoC) image sensor at the Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum in Taiwan. The S5K4EA SoC has been created to bring the digital camera equivalent performance to high-end mobile phones. The SoC packs a CMOS Image Sensor and an image signal processor in a 1.4-micron (um) size. Its rich […]
Samsung shows 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 based Application Processor
Samsung showed off number of technologies at the 6th Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum in Taiwan and one of the interesting tech was the development of a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 based Application Processor (AP). The S5PC110 AP targeted at small form-factor devices and S5PV210 AP targeted at portable devices like netbooks are based on 45nm […]
Samsung introduces 2.5-inch 640GB HDD for notebooks
Samsung will be adding a new storage capacity option to its Spinpoint M7 series. The 640GB HDD in a 2.5-inch form factor will boast an areal density of 516Gb (Gigabit) per square inch per platter, which is a 28 percent increase over Samsung’s 500GB M7 HDD. With the increase in areal density, the need […]
Samsung adds new capacities to its S Series external HDD line
Samsung added two storage capacities to its S Series external HDD lineup – the 3.5-inch S3 Station and 2.5-inch S2 portable has now got a capacious 2TB and 640GB options respectively. Apart from the larger storage, these S Series drives come with the same features like Auto Backup, SecretZone and SafetyKey. The 640GB S2 […]