Samsung SemiconductorAnnounceThe company launched its UFS 4.0 storage component, which is advertised as providing the industry's highest access performance, with a transmission speed of up to 23.2 Gbps per channel, which is more than twice the current mainstream specification UFS 3.1.
In addition to further improving smartphone data access efficiency and increasing computing performance on terminal devices, Samsung also claims that UFS 4.0 storage components can drive the computing performance of self-driving cars, augmented reality, and virtual reality.
Samsung's UFS 4.0 storage device design uses its seventh-generation V-NAND vertical memory and a patented controller, resulting in a continuous read speed of 7MB per second and a continuous write speed of 4200MB per second. Compared to the UFS 2800 specification, power consumption is reduced by 3.1%, which means that the standby time of smartphones will be greatly increased.
Samsung's proposed UFS 4.0 storage device will be built with a maximum size of 11mm x 13mm x 1mm, with a storage capacity of up to 1TB. It is expected to enter mass production in the third quarter of this year and, if all goes well, will be widely used in high-end mobile phones launched by the end of this year or next year.
