SAMSUNG STARTS MASS PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOTIVE UFS 3.1 MEMORY SOLUTION

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd announced that it has initiated mass production of its new automotive Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 3.1 memory solution optimized for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. The new solution offers the industry’s lowest energy consumption to help car manufacturers provide the best mobility experience for consumers.

The UFS 3.1 lineup will come in 128, 256 and 512-gigabyte (GB) variants to meet the different needs of customers. The enhanced lineup allows more efficient battery life management for future automotive applications such as electric or autonomous vehicles. The 256GB model, for instance, has reduced its energy consumption by about 33 percent compared to its previous generation product. The 256GB model also provides a sequential write speed of 700 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) and a sequential read speed of 2,000MB/s.

The new automotive UFS 3.1 solution satisfies the requirements of AEC-Q100 Grade2, a semiconductor quality standard for vehicles which guarantees stable performance in a wide range of temperatures from negative 40°C to 105°C.

Samsung plans to supply its UFS 3.1 products to global automakers and part manufacturers by the end of this year.

As Samsung continues to strengthen its automotive memory solution portfolio, the company received an ASPICE Level 2 certification from customers on April 23, 2022, with its ADAS-oriented UFS 3.1 product. In July, it obtained ASPICE Level 2 certification from C&BIS, a globally recognized automobile certification agency, with the UFS 3.1 product for ADAS supplied to customers and received verification for the high stability required in automotive semiconductors.