Toshiba Launches Industry’s Largest Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

32nm Embedded Memory up to 128GB NAND and Controller in a Single Package

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk
Toshiba has launched a 128-gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry. The module is fully compliant with the latest e•MMC standard, and is designed for application in a wide range of digital consumer products, including smartphones, tablet PCs and digital video cameras. Samples will be available from September, and mass production will start in the fourth quarter (October to December) of 2010.

The new 128GB embedded device integrates sixteen 64Gbit (equal to 8GB) NAND chips fabricated with Toshiba's cutting-edge 32nm process technology and a dedicated controller into a small package only 17 x 22 x 1.4mm. Toshiba is the first company to succeed in combining sixteen 64Gbit NAND chips, and applied advanced chip thinning and layering technologies to realize individual chips that are only 30 micrometers thick.

Toshiba's modules now range from 2GB to 128GB and integrate a controller to manage basic control functions for NAND applications, and are compatible with the JEDEC e•MMC Version 4.4 and its features. New samples of 64GB chips will also be available from August.

Demand continues to grow for large density chips that support high resolution video and deliver enhanced storage, particularly in the area of embedded memories with a controller function that minimizes development requirements and eases integration into system designs.

New Product Line-up

Product Number	Capacity	Package	Sample Shipment	Mass Production
THGBM2T0DBFBAIF	128GB	237Ball FBGA 17x22x1.4mm	Sep. 2010	4Q, 2010 (Oct.-Dec.)
THGBM2G9D8FBAIF	64GB	237Ball FBGA 17x22x1.4mm	Aug. 2010	4Q, 2010 (Oct.-Dec.)

Key Features

1. The JEDEC e•MMC V4.4 compliant interface handles essential functions, including writing block management, error correction and driver software. It simplifies system development, allowing manufacturers to minimize development costs and speed up time to market for new and upgraded products.

2. Embedded in a system, the module can record up to 2,222 hours of music at a 128Kbps bit rate, 16.6 hours of full spec high definition video and 38.4 hours of standard definition video

3. The 128GB device stacks sixteen 64Gbit chips fabricated with leading-edge 32nm process technology. Application of advanced chip thinning, layering and wire bonding technologies has allowed Toshiba to achieve individual chips only 30 micrometers thick, and to layer and bond them in a small package. The result is an embedded NAND flash memory module with the industry’s highest density.

4. The new products are sealed in a small FBGA package only 17 x 22 x 1.4mm and has a signal layout compliant with the JEDEC e•MMC V4.4.

Specifications

e•MMC

Interface	JEDEC e•MMCTM V4.4 standard HS-MMC interface
Power Supply Voltage	2.7V to 3.6V (memory core); 1.65V to 1.95V / 2.7V to 3.6V (interface)
Bus width	x1, x4, x8
Write Speed*	21MB per sec. (Sequential/Interleave Mode) 21MB per sec. (Sequential/No Interleave Mode)
Read Speed*	46MB per sec. (Sequential Mode/Interleave Mode) 55MB per sec. (Sequential/No Interleave Mode)
Temperature range	-25degrees to +85degees Celsius
Package	153Ball FBGA （+84 support balls）

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Toshiba embeds Cell processsor in terabyte OLED 3D TV

Toshiba America Consumer Products has developed a TV that uses the same Cell Broadband Engine processer as the PlayStation3 and an OLED screen.

The heart of CELL TV is the powerful CELL Engine which has 143 times the processing power available in current TV models.  This massive power manifests itself in incredibly enhanced picture quality that is certainly the new state-of-the-art.  True Super Resolution Technology ensures precise image accuracy by sampling multiple frames and restoring the native pre-sampling signal curve.  This process enhances both SD and HD signals for the clearest possible 1080p Full HD picture. Net Resolution+ adds Compression Noise Canceling to significantly enhance Internet content.  This system detects noise compression inherent in low resolution internet content and separates and corrects the image data to produce sharper, cleaner internet images, even on super large screens.  In addition, AutoView RGB combines an ambient light sensor, and a new RGB sensor, to automatically set the brightness, contrast, gamma, sharpness, color saturation, and now color temperature, to ensure the best possible picture in any lighting condition.  CELL TV also boasts ClearScan 480Hz Frame Rate, for a clear, crisp picture for fast motion video.

SUPER LOCAL DIMMING LED

For the flagship ZX900 Series, Toshiba combined the power of the CELL processor with its new KIRA2 Super Local Dimming LED Display.  KIRA2 is positioned as “Twice as Bright!” as it has an amazing 1,000 cd/m2 brightness.  In addition, KIRA2 also has 512 controllable zones (5X that of previous local dimming models) for precise control over black levels.  This allows the KIRA2 to create an unmatched 9M: 1 Dynamic Contrast, creating the ultimate picture quality package.

CELL TV also has true 3D TV capability, and much more.  For native 3D content, CELL TV uses a Frame Sequential System that changes from 240Hz in 2D mode, to 120Hz for the right eye and 120Hz for the left eye in 3D` mode.  This system accepts multiple 3D input formats, including MPEG4-MVC, RealD, and more.  However, when true 3D content isn’t available, CELL TV has the solution.  TriVector™ 2D to 3D Conversion takes any 2D content and converts it into 3D in real time. This means that with CELL TV you can “Watch Everything in 3D!” including 2D sports, movies, TV shows, video games, and more.  3D TV creates a more immersive home theater experience, and CELL TV’s TriVector 2D to 3D Technology significantly expands the amount of time you can enjoy 3D, truly setting itself apart.

Entertainment server
 

CELL TV is also a high-end Home Entertainment Server with a built-in 1TB HDD, BD Player, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Content can be downloaded from the Internet, transferred from your PC, or recorded directly onto the HDD from the BD Player. 

The CELL ZX900 Series is the first CELL TV Series, and will be available in large 55” and 65” (diagonal) screen sizes.  This two piece system features a Set-top Box, and a display in the new Genesis Design with a black brushed aluminum bezel with acrylic trim.

 

“Creating a TV around the CELL Engine has removed previous limitations and allowed Toshiba to create an ultra-premium TV that is also an easy to use home entertainment server,” said Scott Ramirez, VP TV Marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products.  “By combining the CELL Engine with the new KIRA2 LED panel technology, Toshiba engineers have developed all-new levels of stunning performance and comprehensive functionality.  CELL TV provides more brightness, more contrast, more detail, more 3D, more robust connectivity, and more fun than anything we have ever created.”

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High speed 64Gbyte memory cards emerge

Looking back even a couple of years, the prospect of using a 64Gbyte memory card for storage would seem fantastic, but Toshiba is planning to ship such cards, using the latest SDXC standard, to OEMs in November.
The new SDXC and 32Gbyte and 16Gbyte SDHC Memory Cards are the world’s first memory cards compliant with the SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 3.00, UHS104, which brings a new level of high speed read and write speeds to NAND flash based memory cards: a maximum write speed of 35MByte per second, and a read speed of 60MByte per second. For example, it would be possible to download 2.4GB video data in only 70 seconds.
SDXC Memory Card is the next-generation SD Memory Card standard defined by the SD Association in April 2009, in order to meet the ever-growing demand for high-capacity memory media, offering higher transfer rates for content rich storage applications. The new SDXC Memory Card Standard applies to cards with capacities over 32GB and up to 2Terabytes compared to the SDHC standard, which applies to cards with capacities from 4GB to 32GB. Like the move from SD to SDHC, the new cards are only compatible with SDXC readers, not existing SDHC systems.
UHS 104 is the new ultra high speed interface that delivers data at a rate of 104MB/ sec. It is the highest standard in the new SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 3.00.