Samsung Electronics Begins Mass Production of Ultra-Low Power Automotive Memory 'UFS 3.1'..."Aiming for No.1 by 2025"

Optimization for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
Mass Production of Products in Various Capacities

Samsung Electronics is mass-producing vehicle infotainment (IVI) memory solutions boasting the industry's lowest power consumption. The company plans to supply this product to global automobile manufacturers and automotive parts companies, aiming to achieve the number one position in the vehicle memory market by 2025.

On the 13th, Samsung Electronics announced that it has started mass production of the 'Vehicle IVI Universal Flash Memory (UFS) 3.1' product. This product is a next-generation ultra-high-speed flash memory applying the embedded memory standard 'UFS interface' from the international semiconductor standardization organization JEDEC. For the 256-gigabyte (GB) capacity product, power consumption has been reduced by about 33% compared to the previous generation. It can improve the efficiency of automotive battery power operation, making it an optimized solution for electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.

For the 256GB product, the continuous read speed (the speed of retrieving data stored in storage memory) is 2000MB/s, and the continuous write speed (the speed of storing data in storage memory) is 700MB/s. It satisfies the automotive semiconductor quality standard AEC-Q100 Grade 2, guaranteeing stable performance in environments ranging from minus 40 degrees Celsius to plus 105 degrees Celsius.

Samsung Electronics has started mass production of 128GB and 256GB capacity products and plans to introduce a 512GB product in the fourth quarter. Hyunduk Cho, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics' Memory Business Division, said, "This product aligns with the next-generation memory trend where environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management is becoming important," adding, "It is significant that we have provided a solution specialized for IVI in a timely manner."

Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) UFS 3.1 Memory Solution Image / [Image Courtesy of Samsung Electronics]

Samsung Electronics plans to expand applications for its automotive storage product lineup. Recently, the amount of memory installed in vehicles has been increasing, and the required performance is also rising, creating many business opportunities. Since entering the vehicle memory market in 2015, the company has achieved record sales for seven consecutive years. After launching the industry's first vehicle UFS in 2017, it introduced the UFS 3.1 product for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) last year. Samsung aims to achieve the number one position in the vehicle memory market by 2025 by supplying optimal memory solutions for autonomous driving (AD), ADAS, IVI, and more.

Market research firm Omdia forecasts that the global vehicle semiconductor market will grow at an average annual rate of 12.8% until 2026, reaching a scale of $96.2 billion. Last year, it surpassed $62.4 billion. Samsung Electronics considers automotive as one of the three major semiconductor application areas alongside servers and mobile.

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