14 DAY TRIAL // The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is making the news for something other than a lawsuit this once, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that a certain company is getting attention for having had its invention chosen as a component of said slate.
With about as much enthusiasm as one would expect, Integrated Device Technology, Inc., IDT for short, announced that Samsung has called on its services.
Basically, from now on, the company will contribute to the making of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.
More specifically, the 70P255 low power 8K x 16 Dual-Port Static RAM (DPSRAM) will be used in the tablet's construction.
This device provides a pair of independent ports which, with their asynchronous access, let any location on the memory be written onto or read from.
What's more, a slate's baseband processor (BP) will have all it needs to work in tandem with the application processor (AP).
An extra asset of the IDT 70P255 is the automatic power down function, which enables a standby mode (3/6 mW).
Obviously, a mobile device that puts much stock on battery life will see this as all the more reason to integrate the component.
"We are pleased that Samsung Electronics, a leading mobile device provider, has selected IDT's DPSRAM for this innovative product," said Arman Naghavi, vice president and general manager of the Analog and Power Division at IDT.
"Our industry-leading low power memory products complement our highly efficient power management and world-class timing solutions. We look forward to continuing to support Samsung with our broad portfolio of mixed-signal solutions."
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is already selling around the world, except in those areas where Apple was successful in getting a ban.
The injunctions in Australia and Germany are the two big blows that Samsung was hit with, and the US situation is looking slippery.