Remember the mid-nineties when computers had 320MB of storage, 8MB of RAM and used a processor that was clocked around 66MHz? Those days are long gone, now we have smartphones with multi-core processors, multiple gigabytes of storage and RAM. Last year Samsung began producing 128GB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 modules, with its Galaxy S6 series of handsets the first to make use of this ultra quick storage technology. Today sees the Korean company announce it has started production of 256GB UFS 2.0 chips.
The 256GB UFS 2.0 chip will be used in high-end mobile devices (maybe the Note 6 later in the year?), offering almost twice the speed as the SSD drives used in personal computers. The new chip will be able to transfer data at a rate of up to 850MB/s with sequential writing speeds of up to 260MB/s, which is around 3 times as fast as a high-performance MicroSD card.
“As a result, the new 256GB UFS memory is capable of supporting seamless Ultra HD video playback and multitasking functionality on large-screen mobile devices, such as watching 4K Ultra HD movies on a split screen, while searching image files or downloading video clips.”
Combined with USB 3.0, the 256GB UFS 2.0 chip will be able to transfer a 5GB Full-HD movie in a mere 12 seconds. Samsung says production will be ramped up as global demand increases.
Source: Samsung
