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Samsung video shows difference between AMOLED and Super AMOLED screens

Samsung video shows difference between AMOLED and Super AMOLED screens

 
Super AMOLED is the next generation of AMOLED screen. Although it may sound more of a marketing gimmick it does have some advantages which is rightly pointed by this small Samsung video. Unlike touchscreen LCDs or AMOLEDs, Super AMOLEDs have touch sensor directly placed on the screen that helps it to make thinner and cost [...]

Samsung creates 40nm 4Gb DDR3 RAM

Samsung creates 40nm 4Gb DDR3 RAM

 
Samsung has grabbed another industry’s first title by developing a low-power 4Gb (gigabit) DDR3 RAM using 40nm class process technology. This memory promises to bring significant power savings and double the density as compared to 40nm-based 2Gb DDR3 developed last year. For instance, a 16GB module based on 4Gb saves up to 35 percent power [...]

Samsung develops new CMOS sensors, including 3MP with 720p support

 
Samsung today announced that they’ve developed couple of CMOS image sensors meant for smart and slim handset models.
The S5K4E2 CMOS Image Sensor is a 1/4-inch, 1.4-micron 5MP chip that uses Samsung Enhanced Energy Steering (SEES) technology along with extended depth of field (EdoF) that helps to take clear pictures. With the help of SEES [...]

Samsung to integrate touch sensor with AMOLED screen

 
Samsung’s subsidiary, Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) has announced to start mass production of AMOLED panels with embedded touch sensor. Samsung reckons by integrating the touch sensor with the display, users can get high-quality, vivid images and on the manufacturing front, a simplified process.
Samsung will be the first company to place a touch sensor – [...]

Samsung and others form HDBaseT alliance

Samsung and others form HDBaseT alliance

 
Samsung has entered into a cross-industry alliance that has the basic aim to simplify how we consume HD content. Samsung along with LG, Sony Pictures and Valens Semiconductor have created HDBaseT, a new standard that sends uncompressed video, audio to HDTVs over a regular Ethernet cable. The HDBaseT technology also allows for internet surfing simultaneously [...]

30nm Asynchronous DDR NAND flash enters mass production

30nm Asynchronous DDR NAND flash enters mass production

 
In addition to 3-bit MLC NAND chips, Samsung also started mass producing 32Gb MLC NAND memory supporting asynchronous DDR interface and have already shipped the first batch to major OEMs.
NAND flash is used in SSDs, SD cards, PMPs etc. and with the adoption of asynchronous DDR NAND, it can greatly improve the performance, taking up [...]

Samsung mass produces 30nm 3-bit MLC NAND chips

Samsung mass produces 30nm 3-bit MLC NAND chips

 
Samsung has initiated volume production of industry’s first 3-bit multi-level-cell ( MLC) NAND flash chips using the 30nm process. The chips using the new process and 3-bit technology allows the NAND data storage to increase its efficiency by over 50 percent as compared to a 2-bit NAND chip. This 30nm 3-bit tech will be applied [...]

Samsung creates a 0.6mm thick 32GB memory chip

Samsung creates a 0.6mm thick 32GB memory chip

 
Samsung has developed the world’s thinnest multi-die memory package that is just 0.6mm thick and packs a whopping 32GB of storage. The new memory package is 40 percent thinner and lighter compared to the conventional memory packages stacked with eight chips. The ultra-thin package consists of eight dies (chips) of 4GB NAND flash that are [...]

Samsung shows off 10.1-inch color e-paper

Samsung shows off 10.1-inch color e-paper

 
Amongst the different displays at the FPD 2009, Samsung is also showing a color e-paper that will hopefully be seen in the future e-book readers. The 10.1-inch 0.7mm thick color e-paper was made by combining the E-Ink’s e-paper, a glass TFT substrate and color filter and features a resolution of 450×600, contrast ratio of 10:1 [...]

Curved Display, 3D Display for mobiles, transparent AMOLED and more

Curved Display, 3D Display for mobiles, transparent AMOLED and more

Check out these displays that are currently being showcased at the FPD 2009. Intrinsic details regarding each of the displays are hard to find so suffice yourself with pictures for now.
3.3-inch AMOLED WQVGA screen with 3D

3.5-inch WVGA Curved Display

2-inch AMOLED transparent display supporting 176×220 resolution, 16.7M colors and having a 30 percent transparency, 100,000:1 contrast [...]