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BigV · 05-31-2005, 07:23 PM

Samsung: a Giant Goes Small
Tiny new 4-gigabit flash memory keeps Moore’s Law in motion.

Just when you thought cell phones, MP3 players, and digital cameras couldn’t possibly get any smaller, Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of the world’s highest-density flash memory devices.

Samsung’s newest flash writes data at 16 megabytes per second, a 50 percent enhancement over a 90 nm 2 gb device, thereby enabling real-time data storage of high-definition video images, according to a statement from Samsung.

More here...

Now I can envision a totally solid state video camera with resolution and framerates => MiniDV. That's worth waiting for. NO moving parts, no media, or, removeable media... Cool!

05-31-2005, 07:23 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Moore's Law strikes again Samsung: a Giant Goes Small Tiny new 4-gigabit flash memory keeps Moore’s Law in motion. Just when you thought cell phones, MP3 players, and digital cameras couldn’t possibly get any smaller, Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of the world’s highest-density flash memory devices. Samsung’s newest flash writes data at 16 megabytes per second, a 50 percent enhancement over a 90 nm 2 gb device, thereby enabling real-time data storage of high-definition video images, according to a statement from Samsung. More here... Now I can envision a totally solid state video camera with resolution and framerates => MiniDV. That's worth waiting for. NO moving parts, no media, or, removeable media... Cool! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.