Samsung developed 1GB chip for handhelds
The world minimalization continues, and these Asian manufacturers are again on the lead: Samsung has developed a thin, low-power 1GB chip for portable devices such as cameras, media players and game consoles. The 1GB Mobile DRAM which the South Korean manufacturer claims is an industry first using 80-nanometer process technology, will start shipping in the second quarter of 2007, the company said Wednesday. Samsung believes the new chip will be more cost-effective than other high-density mobile chipsets.
The chip has a new temperature-sensing feature that maximizes the self-refresh cycle to reduce power drain in standby mode by 30 percent over conventional memory chip designs, according to Samsung. It’s also thinner, which could enable a high-density package system of 1.5GB or even 2GB Mobile DRAM memory. Samsung says it could be combined with Flash memory for even more capacity. Where’s this going to stop? I’ve already some problems inserting MicroSD card into my cell phone, and it will be probably only worse 
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