Samsung Announces 8Gb OneNAND Memory Chips
Samsung has announced that they’ve come up with a 30nm-based 8Gb (gigabit) OneNAND chip that can be used in smartphones. Thanks to the single-level-cell (SLC) NAND flash design that is being used here, phone manufacturers are able to handle more info at one go. The 30nm 8Gb OneNAND is 40 percent more efficient than the [...]
Samsungs new Full HD webcam CMOS sensors seem in Q2
Samsung is seeking for some clear ground in notebook/netbook market and foresees growth in demand for high quality webcam-equipped devices. To satisfy potential customers, Samsung releases two new CMOS image sensors of smaller size and higher picture quality. Size, they say, is additionally very fundamental as LCD displays are getting thinner and thinner, so potentially [...]
TDK SHG2A Half-slim Solid State Drive
TDK Corporation has unveiled its latest storage solution, the SHG2A half-slim type solid state drive (SSD). The SHG2A is targeted for use in industrial applications, as well as thin client PCs, tablets, smart phones and eBook readers. It offers storage capacities all the way up to 32GB, and in a package that’s roughly half the [...]
Samsung 40nm-based 32GB DRAM modules start shipping
Samsung has started to ship samples of its 40nm-based 32GB DRAM modules that will target servers which require high density and performance without sucking up too much juice from the grid. These modules comprise of Samsung’s recently unveiled 36 dual-die 40nm class 4GB DDR3 chips which offer at worst, on par performance with the 40nm [...]
Toshiba Announces 750GB Slim Notebook Hard Drive
Toshiba moved a happy little step forward in terms of hard drive development, as the company has just announced the MK7559GSXP, a 2.5-inch drive that is the first to offer 750GB in a hard drive that measures in at just 9.5mm tall. The height of that drive will produce it ideal for smaller style factor [...]
Mitsubishi And Pioneer Partner To Produce OLED Lighting Panels
Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer look like they’re placing a lot of importance on printable OLED lighting, as they’ve both formed a strategic partnership and plan to start full-scale mass production with a launch of illumination appliances in 2011. They plan to start off with a 14cm square lighting panel, which is currently the world’s largest [...]