Samsung Introduces Ultra High Speed Memory Cards Destined for LTE Devices

First Samsung try’s to impress us with sexy looking microSD cards and now they want to impress us with speed. I don’t know about you but when it comes to microSD cards I am more concerned about speed so I will pay a little more attention to these new Ultra High Speed Class 1 (UHS-1) memory cards compared to the just plain sexy ones.
Up until now, the Ultra High Speed Class 1 cards were limited to the likes of SDXC and SDHC cards, but now Sammy has one that utilizes the technology as well. Only being made in a 16GB flavor at this time, these new memory cards are capable of read speeds of 8 MB/s. That’s more than four times faster than the leading advanced microSD cards available on the market today.
These new storage cards are only going to work with LTE devices and have already gone into production last month. Kinda makes me wonder if we are going to see one of these speed demons inside the upcoming Galaxy S III? Sure would be sexy then. Jump past the cut for the full press release.

April 04, 2012 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Samsung Offers Ultra High Speed-1 MicroSD Cards for Advanced LTE Smartphones and Tablets

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it is now mass producing Ultra High Speed–1 (UHS-1) interface microSD cards that support the highest performance levels required on advanced LTE (Long Term Evolution) smartphones and tablets.

“Our UHS-1 card demonstrates how Samsung plans to continually expand its line-up of memory cards in accommodating the market need for higher densities and greater performance.”

“MicroSD cards with a UHS-1 interface offer users an extremely high level of performance on their LTE smartphones and for other advanced mobile applications. This allows consumers to enjoy high-quality images and video playback directly from the memory cards, which fully support the advanced performance features of diverse digital gadgets,” said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, memory sales & marketing, Samsung Electronics. “Our UHS-1 card demonstrates how Samsung plans to continually expand its line-up of memory cards in accommodating the market need for higher densities and greater performance.”
The new UHS-1 memory card comes in a 16 gigabyte (GB) density. It is comprised of Samsung’s 20 nanometer-class* 64 gigabit (Gb) toggle DDR 2.0 devices and an advanced Samsung controller supporting the ultra fast UHS-1 interface.
According to internal tests, the new 16GB UHS-1 microSD card has a maximum sequential read speed of 80 megabytes per second (MB/s). This is more than four times the read speed of today’s advanced microSD cards, which operate at 21MB/s.
Initial production of the 16GB UHS-1 microSD cards began late last month. In the future, Samsung plans to expand its microSD card offerings with higher density solutions that reinforce its position as the leading market innovator for NAND flash.
For more information about Samsung Green memory, visit www.samsung.com/GreenMemory
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately 206,000 people in 197 offices across 72 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LED. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world’s most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index