The Memory Division designs and manufactures integrated circuits for storing digital information. Leading the global DRAM market since 1992, Samsung Electronics has also led the way with NAND flash memory by developing the world's first 64Gb NAND chip. In addition, Samsung became the first to apply 40nm- and 30nm-class process technology in mass producing DRAM. The company was also the first to begin production of 20nm-class NAND chips for use in Secure Digital memory cards and embedded memory systems, and recently announced production of the first 3-bit cell, 20nm 64 Gigabit NAND flash.
Samsung has achieved steady sales growth and increased profitability by being the first to introduce such differentiated products for mobile devices and game consoles as graphics DRAM, its proprietary OneDRAM™, OneNAND™ and Flex-OneNAND™, and distinctive MCP (multi-chip package) solutions. The company also continues its research and development into new memory technologies, and recently was successful in shipping the industry's first multi-chip package with PRAM technology for use in mobile handsets.
Samsung also has been a pioneer in the development of Solid State Drives (SSDs). The flash-based SSD, a drop-in replacement for a hard disk drive, is a highly reliable, high performance means of storing personal or work-related data. Samsung released its first 32GB SSD (PATA) in March 2006, followed by a 64GB SSD in June 2007, a 128GB SATA II SSD in July 2008, and a 512GB SSD utilizing new toggle-mode DDR3 technology in June 2010. Samsung is aggressively expanding development efforts for its SSDs. Its rapid SSD technology advancements are the result of efficiencies enabled by the company's unique combination of NAND flash memory, firmware and controller technology for flash management
