MrBishop
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SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co. introduced a high-capacity flash memory chip on Monday that could let Apple Computer Inc. and other makers of portable electronic devices pack more data into less failure-prone gadgets.
The 16-gigabit NAND flash memory chip, equivalent to 2 gigabytes of storage, doubles a chip Samsung introduced last September.
Demand for such chips is currently "explosively strong" and is expected to remain strong throughout next year, said Chang-Gyu Hwang, president of the company's semiconductor operations.
Samsung's flash business is already getting a big boost from Apple's new flash memory-based iPod Nano music players, announced last week and due in 2-gigabyte and 4-gigabyte versions. The Nano will replace Apple's hard drive-based iPod Mini line.
Apple is a major purchaser of Samsung flash memory. An Apple spokesman did not return calls Monday seeking comment on whether the company plans to use the chip in future iPods.
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Great...now it's a lot easier to lose a lot more information.