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Samsung Electronics ~ announced ..a 1.8”-type 64 Gigabyte (GB) flash-solid state drive (SSD).
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd ^ | March 27, 2007 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

Posted on 03/27/2007 6:26:18 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach


Taipei, Taiwan - March 27, 2007:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced at its annual Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei that it has developed a 1.8”-type 64 Gigabyte (GB) flash-solid state drive (SSD).
The new flash-SSD is based on an eight gigabit (Gb) single-level-cell (SLC) NAND, which provides significantly higher performance over conventional SSDs.

The read and write performance of the new SLC flash-SSD have been increased by 20 percent and 60 percent respectively over the 32GB flash-SSD Samsung introduced last year, meaning that the new SSD’s ability to outperform conventional rotating-media hard drives is even greater than had been anticipated.

Samsung’s continued nano-technology migration is a key enabling factor in the continued market segmentation for storage media. Besides the use of the 64 GB flash-SSD for notebook PCs, 8~16GB flash-SSDs will become viable solutions for use in personal navigation systems and digital camcorders, as will hundred GB-level flash-SSDs for use in the server market.

The flash-SSD, a drop-in replacement for a hard disk drive, is a secure and reliable means of storing personal or work-related data. It uses instantly-accessible, non-moving NAND flash memory instead of the noisier, power-hungry, jarring-sensitive rotating disc found in conventional hard drives, allowing it to upload and download data quickly and quietly with minimal power consumption.

Samsung plans to start mass production of the 1.8”-type 64GB flash-SSD in the second quarter of this year.

The SSD market is expected to reach US$200 million in 2007 and increases to US$6.8 billion by 2010 -an impressive compund annual growth rate of over 200 percent.

1.8”-type flash-SSD / rotating-disc HDD Feature Comparison

Samsung’s 64GB
Flash-SSD
Samsung’s 32GB
Flash-SSD

80GB HDD
Read/Write Speed
R : 64MB/s (4.3)
W : 45MB/s (6.4)

R : 53MB/s (3.5)
W : 30MB/s (4.3)
R : 15MB/s (1)
W : 7MB/s (1)

Weight
15g (1/4)

15g (1/4)
61g (1)

Power Consumption
O : 0.5W (1/3)
I : 0.1W (1/15)

O : 0.5W (1/3)
I : 0.1W (1/15)
O : 1.5 W (1)
I : 1.5W (1)
*. () represent the performance comparison with HDD

**. 32GB Flash-SSD was first launched in 2006
***. 64GB Flash-SSD was first launched in 2007

SSD Market Forecast

‘06
‘07

‘08
‘09
‘10

Units (Mln)
2.2
 173
 650

 2,800
 9,000

Market Volume(Mln$)
56
 218
 893

 2,585
 6,826



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: hitech; spendy

1 posted on 03/27/2007 6:26:21 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Bring it on!


2 posted on 03/27/2007 6:34:00 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: doc1019

Now it they could sell it on an infomercial for and introductory price of $19.95 … life would be good.


3 posted on 03/27/2007 6:40:09 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Almost enough for a decent laptop. With 64 GB I could store all my Pr0n recipes and still have enough room left over for the operating system and a few FR threads.
4 posted on 03/27/2007 6:40:48 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Wonder if it holds more memory than one of these TRS-80 mass storage devices?


5 posted on 03/27/2007 7:08:32 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Couldn't you have just about an entire computer's programs and stuff (not an expert on computers at all) on this drive? A lot of computers have over 100 GB of storage, but there are still plenty with 40 or 60GB.


6 posted on 03/28/2007 12:47:16 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AntiGuv

ping.


7 posted on 03/28/2007 12:47:34 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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