Samsung Electronics has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with a 512GB DDR5 module based on high-K metal gate (HKMG) process technology. Delivering more than twice the performance of DDR4 at up to 7,200Mbps, the new DDR5 will be capable of orchestrating the most extreme compute-hungry, high-bandwidth workloads in supercomputing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), as well as data analytics applications. Samsung indicated the new DDR5 utilizes highly advanced HKMG technology that has been traditionally used in logic semiconductors. With continued scaling down of DRAM structures, the insulation layer has thinned, leading to a higher leakage current. By replacing the insulator with HKMG material, Samsung's DDR5 will be able to reduce the leakage and reach new heights in performance. This new memory will also use approximately 13% less power, making it especially suitable for datacenters where energy efficiency is becoming increasingly critical. Leveraging through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung's DDR5 stacks eight layers of 16Gb DRAM chips to offer the largest capacity of 512GB. TSV was first utilized in DRAM in 2014 when Samsung introduced server modules with capacities up to 256GB.

Samsung Electronics has ntroduced a 0.7-micrometer-pixel image sensor, the 43.7-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL Slim GH1. Thanks to advanced ISOELL Plus technology, the new ultra-high-resolution GH1 image sensor embraces 43.7-million 0.7-micron-sized pixels in a small package. By utilizing ISOCELL Plus, Samsung's latest pixel isolation technology that minimizes color cross-talk and optical loss, the tiny 0.7-micron pixels are able to absorb sufficient light information to produce bright and vivid photographs. In low-light environments, the GH1 makes use of pixel-merging Tetracell technology that enables higher light sensitivity equivalent to that of a 1.4-micron-pixel image sensor, according to Samsung. For video recording at 4K (3,840x2,160) resolutions, the ISOCELL Slim GH1, with a high resolution of 7,968x5,480, is able to take 4K videos with minimum loss in field of view (FoV), it said. Using Tetracell technology, the GH1 is converted down to 3,984x2,740, a resolution that covers the 4K resolution.

Samsung's SmartThings Cam allows families to see home from anywhere using the SmartThings app and receive notifications that distinguish between people and the motion of pets or a passing car, according to the vendor. Activity zones can be set to pay closer attention to a specific area, such as notifying parents of movement in a nursery or when a pet jumps on furniture when no one is home. While many indoor cameras are limited to a 130-degree view, the SmartThings Cam can see more in a home during the day or night using a Full HD 145-degree, wide-angle camera with night vision. SmartThings Cam's wider view also has better picture quality to see and capture more detail in video using HDR technology, and two-way audio built-in allows for communication from a smartphone, Samsung said.