SEOUL, South Korea--(Business Wire)--
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced
semiconductor technology, announced today that it has begun mass
producing 1.8- and 2.5-inch multi-level cell (MLC)-based solid state
drives (SSD) with a 128 Gigabyte (GB) storage capacity. Mass
production of the Samsung MLC-based 64GB SSD also began this month.
"With the 64 GB and 128 GB MLC SSDs, we are satisfying the density
requirements of most business users and many PC enthusiasts, who will
appreciate not only the performance gains and added reliability, but
also the more attractive pricing," said Jim Elliott, vice president,
memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
Samsung SSDs feature far greater reliability, faster boot times
and faster application start-up times than hard disk drives. Power
consumption for the Samsung SSD is exceptionally low in standby mode
at approximately 0.2 watts and in active mode at 0.5 watts.
The Samsung MLC-based SSD has a write speed of 70MB/s and a read
speed of 90MB/s - performance levels that approach those of
single-level-cell (SLC)-based SSDs now in mass production. Moreover,
the new 128GB SSD will last approximately 20 times longer than the
generally accepted 4-5 year life span of a notebook PC hard drive.
Featuring a 3.0 gigabit-per-second interface, the 128GB MLC-based
SSD consists of 64 MLC NAND flash memory chips of 16 gigabits each,
optimized single-chip controller technology and advanced
flash-management firmware technology. Enclosed in a brushed metallic
casing, it measures 100mm x 69.8mm and is only 9.5mm thick.
Samsung is aggressively expanding its SSD market offerings. It
introduced a 64GB SSD in the second half of 2007, and plans to begin
producing a 256GB at the end of this year. Samsung's mass production
of 128GB SSDs helps it to maintain its position as the leading
producer of SSDs in the world, with capacities ranging from 32GB to
the highest available today.
Samsung expects sales of SSD units to increase 800 percent between
now and 2010, keeping SSDs on pace to be the largest growth segment in
the NAND flash market over the next few years.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies
with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing
approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the
company consists of four main business units: Digital Media Business,
LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, and Telecommunication 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.
Samsung Semiconductor
John Lucas, APR, 408-544-4363
Mobile 408-712-7856
j.lucas@ssi.samsung.com
or
A&R Edelman
Karin Xie, 650-762-2844
Karin.Xie@AR-Edelman.com
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