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24th April 2006 - Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd., a leader in advanced memory technology, announced
today that it has developed a 2GByte MultiMediaCard (MMCmicroTM)
that combines four 4Gbit NAND flash devices. This is the
smallest, fastest and highest capacity memory card for
mobile phones, developed only three months after Samsung
led the industry by launching a 1GByte MMCmicro. |
“The 2GByte high-performance MMC is a powerful indicator
of Samsung’s expanding efforts to embrace the widest
possible range of multimedia applications including mobile
video,” said Don Barnetson, Director, Flash Marketing,
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
Despite being the size of a fingernail (12mmx14mmx1.1mm),
the new MMCmicro will provide the highest transmission speed
of any removable memory card, transmitting data 3.5 times
faster than other cards. The card can store 12 hours of mobile
video and is fast enough to download three hours of it in
under two minutes. An adapter allows the card to be plugged
into any multimedia card slot.
The 2GB MMC can operate at either 1.8 volts (V) and 3.3V,
making it an even more viable solution for mobile phones.
The new MMC, in a format standardized by the MultiMediaCard
association (MMCA) and being standardized by JEDEC, can be
obtained by manufacturers without royalties or licensing fees.
The 1 GB MMCmicro will be commercially available in 2006.
According to Dataquest, a semiconductor market research firm,
as the global memory card market will grow five percent between
2005 and 2010, the multimedia card market will grow 17% and
the MMCmicro market by 95 percent during the same period.
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 120 offices in 57 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. For
more information, please visit www.samsung.com
Reference Data Sheet
MCmicro vs. MicroSD
Market Forecast (Dataquest Aug. 2005) By Units (Unit: million)
By Revenue (Unit: million)
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