Samsung to mass-produce 16 GB flash memory chip using 51nm process technology

Samsung to mass-produce 16 GB flash memory chip using 51nm process technology

South Korean tech giant Samsung has said that they would soon start mass-producing a new 16 GB flash memory chip using 51nm process technology.

They plan to promote this new memory chip to users of mid- to high-range digital cameras as more and more people are using them to generate video content for sharing on the web.

Samsung claims that they are going to be the first company to mass product such memory chips. These chips would be usable in portable digital devices like music players, music phones and digital cameras.

Jim Elliott, Samsung’s director, flash marketing added in a statement: “In rolling out the densest NAND flash in the world, we are throwing open the gates to a much wider playing field for flash-driven consumer electronics.”

He added: “To minimize production costs and improve performance, we have applied the finest process technology a ‘half-generation’ ahead of the industry, which is introducing 55nm and higher.”