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Samsung Electronics has started mass production of its 9th generation of V-NAND memory. The first dies based on their latest NAND tech come in a 1 Tb capacity using a triple-level cell (TLC) architecture, with data transfer rates as high as 3.2 GT/s. The new 3D TLC NAND memory will initially be used to build high-capacity and high-performance SSDs, which will help to solidify Samsung's position in the storage market. Diving right in, Samsung is conspicuously avoiding to list the number of layers in their latest generation NAND, which is the principle driving factor in increasing capacity generation-on-generation. The company's current 8th gen V-NAND is 236 layers – similar to its major competitors – and word on the street is that 9th gen V-NAND ups...
CES 2019: Samsung Press Event (starts 2pm PT, 10pm UTC)
We're here at Samsung CES 2019 press conference in Las Vegas.
1 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/7/2019
Samsung Announces iTunes Movie & TV Show Support In Its 2018, 2019 Smart TVs
Samsung has announced that 2018 and 2019 Smart TVs will offer Apple iTunes Movies and TV Show support, along with support for Apple’s AirPlay 2. The surprise announcement made...
0 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/7/2019
Samsung Announces CRG9: A 49-Inch Curved 5K 120 Hz FreeSync 2 Monitor
Samsung has announced its second-generation 49-inch curved display supporting AMD’s FreeSync 2 technology. The new CRG9 monitor features a considerably higher resolution and brightness than the first-gen C49HG90 LCD...
33 by Anton Shilov on 1/3/2019
The Enterpise TLC Storage Era Begins: Rounding Up 13 SSDs With Samsung, Intel, and Memblaze
It's been a busy year for consumer SSDs. With all the NAND flash manufacturers now shipping high-quality 3D NAND in volume, we've seen more competition than ever, and huge...
36 by Billy Tallis on 1/3/2019
Samsung’s Intros Exynos Auto V9 SoC: Octa-A76 Chip to Power Audi’s In-Vehicle Infotainment System
Samsung today rolled out its new Exynos Auto V9 SoC, announcing that the automotive-focused SoC will power Audi’s in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system that will debut by 2021. Samsung’s first...
17 by Anton Shilov on 1/3/2019
AnandTech Year In Review 2018: Flagship Mobile
As we’re drawing to a close of the calendar year, it is time to look back and revisit what 2018 has brought to the mobile space. Unlike the PC...
65 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/28/2018
JEDEC Updates HBM Spec to Boost Capacity & Performance: 24 GB, 307 GB/s Per Stack
JEDEC this week published an updated version of its JESD235 specification, which describes HBM and HBM2 DRAM. The new version of the standard allows memory manufacturers to increase capacities...
15 by Anton Shilov on 12/19/2018
Missed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018? It’s All In Here
If there’s one thing I love about this job, it’s about finding what makes the companies in our industry tick. This goes above and beyond just the product announcements...
18 by Ian Cutress on 12/19/2018
Samsung Unveils 2019 Notebook 9 Pen 13 & 15
Samsung on Thursday introduced its next-generation Notebook 9 convertible laptops that will hit the market next year. The new lineup of convertibles includes models with a 13.3-inch display or...
38 by Anton Shilov on 12/14/2018
Samsung’s 5G Smartphone Prototype: Don’t Mention The Notch
In the Verizon 5G demo area at Qualcomm's recent Snapdragon tech summit, there was a station that was streaming 4K video through a 5G smartphone. That device was a...
27 by Ian Cutress on 12/12/2018
Sales of High Refresh Gaming Displays Skyrocketing, Curved Gaming LCDs Prevail
The number of news stories about gaming displays that we post has increased significantly in the past couple of years. Established suppliers have broadened their lineups of gaming LCDs...
75 by Anton Shilov on 12/7/2018
The Samsung 860 QVO (1TB, 4TB) SSD Review: First Consumer SATA QLC
The introduction of four bit per cell (QLC) NAND flash memory continues with Samsung's launch of their first consumer SATA SSD with QLC NAND. The new 860 QVO establishes...
110 by Billy Tallis on 11/27/2018
Cadence Tapes Out GDDR6 IP on Samsung 7LPP Using EUV
Cadence has announced that it has successfully taped out its GDDR6 IP on Samsung’s 7LPP fabrication process. The new building blocks should enable developers of various chips to be...
11 by Anton Shilov on 11/26/2018
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Performance & Battery Showdown: Snapdragon vs Exynos
The Note9’s been has been out for several months now, but unfortunately we never really did get to reviewing the phone. A big question from a lot of our...
69 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/26/2018
PCI-SIG Warns Of Incompatibilities Between M.2 And Samsung's NGSFF/NF1
PCI-SIG, the standards committee behind PCI Express and related standards, has issued a warning about incompatibilities between their M.2 standard and Samsung's NGSFF/NF1 SSD form factor. The notice from...
17 by Billy Tallis on 11/16/2018
Samsung Announces 8nm Exynos 9820 With Tri-Group CPU Design
Early this morning Korea time, Samsung LSI announced their newest generation flagship SoC, the Exynos 9820. The Exynos 9820 succeeds this year’s Exynos 9810, which we’ve covered extensively both in...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/14/2018
U.S. Government Indicts Chinese DRAM Maker JHICC on Industrial Espionage; Bans Exports To Firm
The U.S. Department of Commerce this week banned U.S. exports to a China-based maker of DRAM. The DoC believes that Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company (also known as Fujian...
58 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2018
Samsung Shows Off 256 GB DDR4 RDIMM: Coming to Servers Soon
Samsung this week demonstrated its first 256 GB memory module for upcoming servers. The new Registered DIMM (RDIMM) is based on Samsung’s 16 Gb DDR4 memory devices introduced earlier...
18 by Anton Shilov on 10/19/2018
Samsung Unveils Galaxy Book2: 12-Inch, Snapdragon 850 with X20 LTE, 20 Hrs
Samsung today has introduced the Galaxy Book2, its newest attempt to create an always on, always connected convertible PC. For the new 2-in-1 notebook, Samsung opted to use Qualcomm’s...
48 by Anton Shilov on 10/18/2018
Samsung Shares SSD Roadmap for QLC NAND And 96-layer 3D NAND
At Samsung's Tech Day event today in San Jose, the company shared their SSD roadmap for transitioning to 96-layer 3D NAND and introducing four bit per cell (QLC) NAND...
16 by Billy Tallis on 10/17/2018
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