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Samsung Flash SSD mobile memory card
Ilse Jurriën : April 10th 2006 - 07:34 CET
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 Samsung Solid State Disk for Mobile PC's : Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced at the Mobile Solution Forum that it has begun offering a 32-Gigabyte (GB) NAND flash-based solid state disk (SSD) - marking the first time that NAND flash has moved into mobile computing applications. The 32GB Flash-SSD, which serves the same purpose as a hard disk drive, is a sophisticated data storage medium for notebooks and other mobile computers. It uses instantly-accessible, non-moving NAND flash memory instead of the rotating discs found in hard drives; therefore can upload and download data quickly and quietly with minimal power consumption.
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 Samsung Solid State Disk
The Flash-SSD weighs only half as much as a comparably-sized hard drive, but reads data three times faster and writes data 1.5 times faster. The SSD uses just five percent of the electricity needed to power a hard disc drive and is noiseless. Its design is free of any motor or other mechanical parts. The commercialization of Samsung’s 32GB Flash-SSD is a historic milestone for storage devices as it marks the initial entry of NAND flash memory in the mass mobile PC market. Samsung sees the overall global SSD market surging from US$540 million in 2006 to US$4.5 billion by 2010.
Solid State Disk Market Forecast
Solid State Disk Market Forecast by Web-Feet Research Aug. ‘05:
• 2006: 582,000 units, US $538,000,000 market volume
• 2007: 1,153,000 units, US $1,225,000,000 market volume
• 2008: 1,940,000 units, US $2,098,000,000 market volume
• 2009: 2,453,000 units, US $3,210,000,000 market volume
• 2010: 2,693,000 units, US $4,482,000,000 market volume
Samsung Flash-SSD Features
• Capacity: 32GB
• Weight: 15g
• Speed: Read 57MBps, Write 32MBps
• Power Consumption: Off 0.1 W, On 0.5 W
• Endurance Temperature: -20~80
Samsung HDD Features
• Capacity: 30GB / 20GB
• Weight: 61g
• Speed: Read/Write 15MBps
• Power Consumption: 1.5 W
• Endurance Temperature: 0~60
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 90 offices in 51 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs.
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