Samsung to produce 2 GB DDR3 on mass scale

World’s largest computer memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics announced its plan to begin mass production of its latest and fastest chip model from next month. The company will start manufacturing the 2 GB DDR3 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) or chip for personal computers and other electronic devices such as mobile phones from next month.

The device is guaranteed to have 60% higher productivity than DDR2 devices as the 50nm class circuit technology has been used in making this. The 2GB DDR3 chips are claimed to be energy-efficient and supposedly reduces power consumption by at least 40% and therefore are very useful for next generation desktops and notebooks. Besides, the 2GB DDR3 chips reportedly enable use of up to 16GB RIMMs (Registered In-line Memory Modules).

The 2Gb device supports a data rate of up to 1.3Gbps at 1.5v or 1.35V, which is almost 1.6-times faster as compared to 800Mb/sec for a 1Gb dual-die package or DDR2 DRAM model. Samsung reportedly proclaimed that the 50nm-class process, which is used to manufacture the 2Gb DDR3 is expected to become the company’s primary DRAM process technology next year.

SanDisk to launch microSD card preloaded with music

SanDisk is launching a new line of performance-oriented microSD memory cards aimed specifically at the mobile phone market. The new flash-based micro card pre-loaded with music, features artists like Rihanna, Weezer, Usher, Leona Lewis and Elvis Presley from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. The memory cards will be available in the United States for a price of $15. Walmart and Best Buy have agreed to carry the product.

The microSD will come with 1 GB storage capacity and will allows users to add music or video content to it. Each card will contain an album in addition to extras like liner notes and cover art.

A must-have product for consumers who embody the digital lifestyle, the SanDisk Mobile Ultra high-performance cards are the premium cards that provide fast side-loading speeds.

The songs album will be in the MP3 format and can be played on mobile phones, computers and MP3 players equipped with a microSD card slot or a USB port. According to the company sources, the MP3-based tracks would be played back at a maximum speed of 320 kilobytes per second.

High Speed Compact Flash Memory Card from Transcend released

Transcend has recently declared releasing of high-speed Compact Flash (CF) DRAM memory cards for the Indian consumers. The new 300X series Transcend CF cards will be an extension for its existing flash memory cards.

Dual-channel Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode 5 operation has been incorporated in these extreme speed CF memory cards to provide highest speed. The UDMA will allow these cards to respond at about 45MB per second speed for read/write operation. Too high a speed indeed! Such high-speed communication will ideally benefit high-density video imagery. Continuous video recording by digital SLR cameras using these super speed Transcend CF memory cards will now be a fun affair.

Speaking on the new release, Austin Huang, regional head for sales, Transcend says, “Transcend’s Extreme Speed 300X Compact Flash card delivers amazing read and write speeds making consecutive shooting and non-stop video recording with today’s high-performance DSLR cameras”. Regarding market acceptance of these high-end memory cards, he added, “we are confident that our customers will appreciate the performance and reliability that it offers.”

Besides UDMA, another interesting addition in these cards is implementation of ECC (Error Correction Code) technology. With inbuilt advanced ECC, these CF cards will be able to respond automatically to error detection and their correction in a smart way. Eventually, it will lead high reliability and corruption free data handling.

Presently Transcend has launched these CF memory cards for Indian consumers in three different sizes: 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB. Comparing to their high efficiency and reliability, costs of these cards are not too high. You may need to spend Rs.3,800, Rs.7,500 and Rs.16,500 to get a 4GB, 8GB and 16G Transcend CF memory card respectively.