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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Samsung Electronics to Produce Industry's Highest-density Smart Card IC With Embedded NOR Flash
PARIS--Nov. 2, 2004--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today that it is preparing to mass produce a smart card IC with 1-megabyte (MB) of embedded NOR Flash memory (S3FJ9SK) -- the highest density available today. The IC's higher data storage will enable the first widespread use of multimedia message service (MMS), as well as improved Internet access, increased phone book storage, more online games and other applications for 3G mobile handsets.
The new 1MB embedded NOR Flash smart card IC will be demonstrated in Hall 3, Booth No.3 C 29 at the CARTES 2004 exhibition held in Paris, France from November 2 through 4.
The embedded 1MB NOR Flash memory smart card IC utilizes an ARM-based 32bit SC200 secure core, a 3-DES encryption standard and a crypto processor, enabling enhanced reliability, faster subscriber identification and more security to prevent the leakage of information.
Samsung also has an embedded 16Kilobytes (KB) SRAM to enable code designers to apply diverse programs, while simultaneously attaining significant performance enhancements. A built-in JAVA accelerator facilitates a JAVA-based platform, improving the speed up to 8 times.
The high-density embedded NOR Flash memory smart card IC supports operating voltages from 1.62V to 5V. The low power feature fully complies with the power consumption levels of the GSM standard. Moreover, memory management has been optimized because data programming and updating processes operate independently of one another.
With the introduction of this highly efficient smart card IC, Samsung now supports a full line of embedded NOR Flash memory smart card ICs from 192KB to 1MB. The S3FJ9SK is available for sale in Europe.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2003 parent company sales of US$36.4 billion and net income of US$5.0 billion. Employing approximately 88,000 people in 89 offices in 46 countries, the company consists of six main business units: Corporate Technology Operations, Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, visit www.samsung.com.
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