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. […]
NAND
Samsung starts operation of its 16th Production Line, mass production of 20nm memory
In an industry where memory chip manufacturers are cutting down on production and expansion due to the reduction in demand, Samsung is doing quite the opposite. Samsung has announced to start operations of its 16th production line, which is touted to be the world’s largest memory chip production line. Samsung had started construction of […]
Samsung develops 64Gb 20nm-based NAND Flash with Toggle DDR 2.0
Samsung today announced that they’ve created the industry’s first 64Gb NAND Flash chip using the 20nm fabrication process and Toggle DDR 2.0 interface. Samsung says the new chip will suffice the high-performance requirement of upcoming smartphones, tablets and SSDs. The 64Gb MLC chip can transmit data at up to 400Mb (megabits) per second, which […]
Samsung and Toshiba to support toggle DDR 2.0 NAND specification
Samsung and Toshiba have agreed to develop a high-performance NAND flash memory that will use toggle DDR 2.0 specification with 400Mbps interface. The new NAND memory is said to be beneficial to NAND-based consumer electronics goods and both Samsung as well as Toshiba will support it to allow broad-scale adoption amongst NAND vendors and […]
Samsung creates 20nm NAND Flash for use in memory cards
Samsung has announced the industry’s first 20nm-based NAND flash chips aimed to use in SD memory cards and embedded memory solutions. Samsung says memory cards based on this process tech give faster write and read speeds. Samsung had created 30nm-based NAND flash a year before and today these 20nm MLC NAND touts to give […]