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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (41926)	2/9/2001 9:59:57 AM
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hk.co.kr World's Best 4 Gigabit DRAM Tech Developed Samsung Electronics yesterday unveiled its latest dynamic random access memory (DRAM) technology, incorporating the 0.10 micron design for the production of 4 gigabit chips. Samsung presented its latest cutting-edge technology at an annual meeting of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, reaffirming its leading position in the DRAM sector. The development of the next generation DRAM comes more than four years after Samsung delivered the working die for the 1G chips in October 1996, company officials said. ``There are more than 140 patents pending as a result of the development of the most powerful memory device on the market today,'' a Samsung official said. The product provides 4.29 billion bits of memory, which translates into 32,000 newspaper pages of information, 1,600 slides of still pictures or 64 hours worth of audio data. ``The market for the 4G products will be formed sometime around the beginning of 2004, when they will be incorporated in high performance servers and other powerful computing devices,'' the official said. Another significant aspect of the latest technology is the utilization of the 0.10 micron design rule which will help reduce the production cost for products like the 256M and 128M chips by as much as 60 percent. ``While there is currently no market for the 4G units, the technology that is used in its development can be applied to existing production processes,'' the official explained. Among the new technologies adopted for the production of the new memory device is gain controlled pre-sensing and reference bit-line calibration as well as the utilization of a power input of just 1.8 volts. The development of the world's first 4G DRAM is only the latest technological feat from Samsung Electronics, currently the world's leader in DRAM technology and production. ``Once the patents for the new product are approved here and in international markets, we should be able to collect a sizable amount in royalties every year,'' the company official said. The development of the 4G DRAM means Samsung has pioneered the introduction of new technologies for memory devices for over 10 years, having taken the initiative from Japanese chipmakers in the early 1990s. Subject 50522