Samsung poised to take over the world
We sure wouldn’t mind owning some Samsung stock right now. Seems like the Asian manufacturer is making a name for its memory chips and LCD screens.
First, it’s the deal they struck with Apple for the new flash-based iPod Minis, that’ll probably be presented on September 7. The Cupertino-based company plans to buy as much as 40 percent of Samsung’s flash memory output in the second half, according to market research firm iSuppli and Deutsche Bank analysts cited on a Reuters report [via].
Regarding the deal, here’s what Paul McWilliams, an experienced investor, had to say in Next Inning Technology Research’s “State of Tech” [paid sub. req.] recent report (emphasis ours):
The challenge here is that Samsung would have to drop prices for the company’s highest density NAND Flash memories by as much as 50% to equal the current price Apple is paying for mini drives from Seagate. Speculators suggest this makes sense for both parties. Apple would benefit from a more robust and lower power consuming platform and Samsung would lock up the biggest Flash deal in history.
And in a press release a few days later:
“Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is poised to develop a range of new memory chips and ever thinner LCD screens to keep its lead as Asia’s technology powerhouse over the next decade. Samsung, the largest maker of memory chips and liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, is likely to bet on developing next-generation magnetic RAM and ferroelectric RAM chips and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology. Unlike dynamic random access memory (DRAM), magnetic RAM chips keep their stored data after the power is switched off and provide faster computing speeds, while ferroelectric RAM chips have faster data processing speeds than flash memory and need less power. Both technologies are expected to be used in devices ranging from smart cards to high-end mobile handsets.”
Magnetic RAM, ferroelectric RAM, faster, less power—sounds like good stuff, and if tomorrow’s devices start using these, Samsung’s in for a lot of money.
Read [digitalmediathoughts.com]
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