Samsung V-NAND chip for heavy workloads

SAMSUNG Electronics aims to expand the use of its seventh generation V-NAND chip solutions, a senior executive said on Tuesday, as the South Korean tech giant eyes to bolster its technology prowess in the memory sector.

In the second half of the year, the world's leading memory chip maker will introduce a new consumer solid state drive (SSD) product based on its seventh generation V-NAND chip that boasts the smallest cell size yet in the industry, according to Song Jai-hyuk, head of Samsung's flash memory products.

"The company's solution will be optimised for multitasking huge workloads, such as simultaneous 3D modelling and video editing," Song said in an editorial posted on the company's website.

"Samsung is also planning to expand the use of its 7th generation V-NAND to data centre SSDs."