Samsung releases 10nm eMMC, 64GB NAND in production

Samsung has announced that the new 64GB eMMC Pro Class 2000 advanced memory chip is manufactured on a 10nm fabrication and as a result, measures 11.5mm x 13mm,  making it 20% smaller than embedded memory form factor (12mm x 16mm). The smaller fabrication means that the production costs and maketprice for 64GB NAND should come down a bit. The 64GB eMMC Pro Class 2000  has a random read and write speeds of 5,000 IOPS and 2,000 IOPS (input/output per second) respectively. Sequential read and write speeds are 260 MB/s and 50MB/s respectively. This, according to Samsung, is upto 10x faster than class 10 external memory card. Myungho Kim, vice president of Memory marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics noted, “The new high-speed, small form factor eMMC reinforces Samsung’s technology leadership in storage memory solutions. We look forward to expanding our line-up of embedded memory solutions in conjunction with the new chip’s design, in pursuing a system-level adoption of application processors and other key components that form the foundation for the most advanced mobile platforms. This will allow us to better attend to time-to-market demands enabling the design of more convenient features for next-generation mobile applications.” Source