14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed a four gigabyte multi-chip package (MCP) for mobile phones that will eliminate the need for an external memory card slot, and will also simplify handset design by removing the need to develop a different interface software for each type of NAND memory.
Samsung's new moviMCP is a multi-chip package carrying an embedded (moviNAND) memory solution, which provides a simple-to-design memory package that satisfies the high-speed data transmission needs of mobile phones, while fully supporting the communication features within the handset. The new moviMCP combines a 4GB embedded memory card, which consists of two 16Gb (gigabit) NAND flash chips and a controller, together with a 1Gb mobile DRAM chip to support the processor and a 2Gb NAND flash chip for general handset operations. This provides a total memory capacity of 35Gbs.
Samsung's use of an eMMC interface, the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) standard for embedded memory, resolves the design complexity associated with the functional differences of the various types of NAND flash, by integrating an embedded controller into the moviMCP. This removes the need to develop a different interface software for each type of NAND flash. The new moviMCP stacks several memory functions vertically to enable a small footprint. Its high density eliminates the need for having to provide an external expansion slot.
"We've now perfected a memory chip that allows handset manufacturers to significantly reduce development time while deploying an extremely robust design that will result in higher performance for smaller phones, with higher storage capacities," said Jim Elliott, director, flash marketing director, Samsung Semiconductor. Reducing the time-to-market for mobile devices will help Samsung compete in the expanding 3G mobile phones market, which is the main target for Samsung's new moviMCP. According to research conducted by iSuppli, the 3G mobile phone market is expected to reach 392 million units in 2007 and show an approximately 40 percent annual growth rate from 2007 through 2010.