Samsung has just announced the design of new flash storage chips that use the latest version 4.0 of the UFS standard. Developed by the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), UFS 4.0 offers a speed of 23.2 Gbit/s per line, which is twice the version 3.1 currently used for storage in high-end smartphones.
BREAKING: Samsung has developed the industry’s highest performing Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 storage solution, which has received JEDEC® board of director approval. What is UFS 4.0 and what does it mean for the future of storage? Read on to learn more. pic.twitter.com/4Wxdu0J2PD
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For example, Samsung plans to bring UFS 4.0 flash storage chips to market with speeds of up to 4200 MB/s read and 2800 MB/s write, scores approaching those of mid-range NVMe SSDs. range. These speeds will be particularly appreciated for 5G smartphones, as well as for applications such as virtual reality or augmented reality.
In addition, the UFS 4.0 standard makes the chips more energy efficient, with a gain of 46% compared to the previous generation. And circuits that consume less energy are a significant contribution to increasing the autonomy of smartphones.
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Samsung’s UFS 4.0 chips are compact (11 x 13 x 1mm at most) and offer up to 1TB of storage. Their mass production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022. An asset for the manufacturer’s future Galaxy S23?
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