Samsung unveils latest DRAM for mobile devices

SEOUL, Sept 11 (Yonhap) - Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, unveiled its latest DRAM model Thursday that will be used in mobile devices such as smart phones.

The 1-gigabit DRAM model, nicknamed OneDRAM, combines currently widely-used
mobile DRAM functionality with that of dual-port DRAMs, facilitating faster
processing speed and a significant drop in power consumption compared with other
models used in mobile devices, the company said.

DRAM is an acronym for dynamic random access memory, and is used in personal
computers and other electronic devices such as mobile phones. The company plans
to begin mass production of the new model in March of next year.

Samsung introduced a smaller 512-megabit version of the OneDRAM model earlier
this year, which is expected to be used in the mobile devices of seven foreign
and domestic companies to be released later this year.

"The market for the OneDRAM model is expected to expand fast as there is an
increasing demand for high-powered memory solutions following the introduction of
third-generation telecom services," a Samsung official said.