Samsung представил Galaxy Book2 на американском рынке

В ответ на недавно представленный корпорацией Microsoft планшет "два в одном" под названием Surface Pro 6, Samsung отвечает схожим трансформером Galaxy Book2. Но в отличие от американского, южнокорейский техногигант вместо процессора Intel выбрал топовое ARM-решение от Qualcomm.
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 получил 12-дюймовый дисплей Super AMOLED с разрешением 2160x1440 пикселей и поддержкоу стилуса S Pen. Регулируемая подставка встроена в корпус, есть подключаемая клавиатура, которая во время транспортировки защищает фронтальную панель. Внутри установлен 8-ядерный чипсет Snapdragon 850 с тактовой частотой до 2.96 ГГц и 4Гб ОЗУ. Встроенный накопитель имеет объём 128 ГБ, также есть слот для сменных карточек microSD.
Устройство работает под управлением ОС Windows 10 с режимом S Mode (приложения из магазина Microsoft Store), но есть возможность бесплатно перейти на полную версию системы. ARM-компьютеры поддерживают подключение к интернету даже в спящем режиме, поэтому пользователь сразу узнаёт о новом письме или сообщении в Skype.
Планшет получил два порта USB Type-C. Возле основной 8-мегапиксельной камеры на задней панели расположился сканер отпечатков пальцев для входа в Windows 10 без ввода паролей. Фронтальная камера на 5 мегапикселей. Имеются стереодинамики AKG с технологией Dolby Atmos. Samsung Galaxy Book2 способен продержаться несколько дней без подзарядки. Время автономной работы достигает 20 часов, правда, данные указаны для режима S Mode. Поддерживается работа в сетях 4G LTE.
Galaxy Book 2 поступит в продажу на американском рынке 2 ноября по цене $1000. В комплект поставки входят клавиатура и фирменный стилус S Pen. В Европе новинка вряд ли появится, так как Samsung не особо жалует этот регион своим вниманием, поскольку здесь властвуют дешёвые китайцы.

Change the Way You Work with the Samsung Galaxy Book2

Samsung elevates the mobile PC experience with LTE connectivity, multi-workday battery and included S Pen and keyboard for the modern work-life experience

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., today announced the Galaxy Book2—a new, always on, always connected PC that gives you the power to stay ahead of the game in a world that never slows down. With a multi-workday battery, Gigabit LTE connectivity[1], and included keyboard and S Pen, the Galaxy Book2 allows you to work however and wherever you want. By bringing together the best of Samsung mobile computing technology, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon ™ [2]850 mobile compute platform, and the Windows experience, the Galaxy Book2 offers next level performance.
“The way the world works is undergoing an incredible transformation, and users need technology that keeps them connected and ready for anything when they’re out in the world getting things done,” said Alanna Cotton, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Samsung Electronics America. “The Galaxy Book2 brings together Samsung’s hardware and connectivity leadership with innovations from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Microsoft for a two-in-one that uniquely delivers PC productivity and superior mobility.”

Multi-workday Battery

The freedom to work anywhere requires the confidence that your PC will always be ready to go. Whether you’re working from an office, on-site, or just making your way through a day of meetings, you need a battery that can keep up. You need to know that you can do it all without constantly looking to see how many minutes of power you have left. With the long-lasting battery in the Galaxy Book2, you can work uninterrupted for up to 20 hours[3]—more than two full work days. And with Adaptive Fast charging, you can recharge quickly whenever you find a spare moment.

Stay Connected with LTE

Connectivity isn’t a luxury, it’s an essential; it’s something everyone needs to do their job. Galaxy Book2 delivers connectivity that untethers you. With Gigabit LTE connectivity, you’ll never skip a beat when you are not near a WiFi connection. Samsung leveraged its legacy of innovation and leadership in the mobile arena to bring LTE connectivity to PCs, so you can send emails, chat with co-workers, and access files from the cloud from the moment you turn on their device.

Included Keyboard and S Pen

The Galaxy Book2 takes your work to the next level with a keyboard and S Pen that come included in the box. The keyboard doubles as a screen cover, to keep your Galaxy Book2 protected wherever you go. With the S Pen, you can take notes, mark up documents, and even translate phrases—all with a pen that never has to be charged.

The Best of the Galaxy Ecosystem

The Galaxy Book2 brings the best Samsung features and functionality to the two-in-one space: Its immersive, 12” Super AMOLED display, along with two speakers tuned by AKG with built-in Dolby Atmos®, make every presentation and video look and sound stunning. At the same time, the Galaxy Book2 works seamlessly with your other Samsung devices—use Samsung Flow to transfer files, and sync and mirror with your Galaxy phone to see notifications in real-time, right on your screen.
“PC consumers deserve the same smooth, fast and always connected user experience they are used to on their smartphones.” said Don McGuire, Vice President, Global Product Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Featuring the ultra-fast Snapdragon™ 850 mobile compute platform, the Galaxy Book2 delivers the instant connectivity, multi-day battery life, unrivaled speed and multi-tasking that consumers desire.”
“Today’s users are looking for seamless productivity experiences that are both familiar and trusted—built for working anywhere and secure in any environment,” said Erin Chapple, Corporate Vice President, Platforms Engineering, Microsoft. “With Windows 10 in S Mode, users will feel right at home writing documents, creating spreadsheets, and designing presentations. And with Microsoft-verified security, they’ll know that their most sensitive data is protected. It’s these types of experiences that make connected computing the backbone for a successful modern workplace, where productivity can happen anywhere and everywhere.”

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Book2 will be available online at ATT.com, Microsoft.com and Samsung.com for $999.99 starting November 2, 2018, and will be available in stores at AT&T, Sprint and Verizon later in the month.

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Product Specifications

DISPLAY 12.0” sAMOLED FHD+ (2160x1440)
CHIPSET Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 850 (Quad 2.96GHZ + Quad 1.7 GHz)
LTE SUPPORT Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem Cat.18 5CA, up to 4X4 MIMO
MEMORY / STORAGE 4GB / 128GB
CAMERA 8MP Rear / 5MP Front
PORT USB Type-C x2, microSD, 3.5mm
SENSORS Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO
DIMENSION / WEIGHT 11.32" x 7.89" x .30" / 1.75 lbs
BATTERY LIFE Up to 20 hours (S Mode)
OS / UPGRADE Windows 10 in S Mode[1]
ACCESSORIES S Pen, Keyboard (both included)
VIDEO MP4, M4V, 3GP, WMV, ASF, AVI, MKV
AUDIO MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, WMA, FLAC

[1]4G LTE connection requires wireless carrier plan, sold separately.
[2]Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
[3]Battery power consumption depends on usage patterns

Samsung первым в отрасли начинает производство 7-нанометровой продукции с использованием EUV

В сегодняшнем пресс-релизе Samsung Electronics объявил о завершении разработки технологического процесса 7LPP и начале производства полупроводниковой продукции с его использованием. Указанный 7-нанометровый техпроцесс, оптимизированный по критерию энергопотребления, базируется на использовании литографии в жёстком ультрафиолетовом диапазоне (EUV).

Согласно заявлению вендора, запуск 7LPP — это «тихая революция в полупроводниковой отрасли». Она продемонстрировала не только нынешние возможности корпорации, но и открыла путь к 3 нм техпроцессу.

Сейчас производители полупроводников широко используют иммерсионную литографию, где применяется источник излучения с длиной волны 193 нм, а в EUV-литографии длина волны составляет 13,5 нм. В результате при использовании EUV можно ограничиться одной маской для слоя, в то время как в иммерсионной литографии необходим дорогостоящий набор, включающий до 4-х масок. Уменьшение числа масок позволяет экономить время и снизить затраты, а также повысить процент выхода годной продукции.

EUV также обеспечивает уменьшение размеров изделия при одновременном повышении производительности или уменьшении потребляемой мощности. По сравнению с 10-нанометровым предшественником выигрыш при использовании 7LPP по перечисленным критериям может достигать 40%, 20% и 50% соответственно.

В Samsung подчёркивают, что партнёры по экосистеме также полностью подготовлены ​​для внедрения 7LPP с EUV. Заказчикам доступны средства проектирования, библиотеки стандартных элементов, сервисы тестирования и упаковки изделий в корпуса.

Samsung Electronics Starts Production of EUV-based 7nm LPP Process

Samsung’s new 7LPP allows up to 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or 50% lower power consumption, resulting in better yields with significantly fewer layers

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has completed all process technology development and has started wafer production of its revolutionary process node, 7LPP, the 7-nanometer (nm) LPP (Low Power Plus) with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. The introduction of 7LPP is a clear demonstration of Samsung Foundry’s technology roadmap evolution and provides customers with a definite path to 3nm.

The commercialization of its newest process node, 7LPP gives customers the ability to build a full range of exciting new products that will push the boundaries of applications such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise and Hyperscale Datacenter, IoT, Automotive, and Networking.

“With the introduction of its EUV process node, Samsung has led a quiet revolution in the semiconductor industry,” said Charlie Bae, executive vice president of foundry sales and marketing team at Samsung Electronics. “This fundamental shift in how wafers are manufactured gives our customers the opportunity to significantly improve their products’ time to market with superior throughput, reduced layers, and better yields. We’re confident that 7LPP will be an optimal choice not only for mobile and HPC, but also for a wide range of cutting-edge applications.”

The Characteristics and Benefits of EUV Technology

EUV uses 13.5nm wavelength light to expose silicon wafers as opposed to conventional argon fluoride (ArF) immersion technologies that are only able to achieve 193nm wavelengths and require expensive multi-patterning mask sets. EUV enables the use of a single mask to create a silicon wafer layer where ArF can require up to 4 masks to create that same layer. Consequently Samsung’s 7LPP process can reduce the total number of masks by about 20% compared to non-EUV process, enabling customers to save time and cost.

The EUV lithography improvements also deliver increased performance, lower power and smaller area while improving design productivity by reducing mulit-patterning complexity. Compared to its 10nm FinFET predecessors, Samsung’s 7LPP technology not only greatly reduces the process complexity with fewer layers and better yields, but also delivers up to a 40% increase in area efficiency with 20% higher performance or up to 50% lower power consumption.

The Road to EUV Technology

Since Samsung’s research and development in EUV began in the 2000s, the company has made outstanding progress through collaborative partnerships with industry-leading tool providers to design and install completely new equipment in its manufacturing facilities to ensure the stability of EUV wafers. The initial EUV production has started in Samsung’s S3 Fab in Hwaseong, Korea.

By 2020, Samsung expects to secure additional capacity with a new EUV line for customers who need high-volume manufacturing for next-generation chip designs. As an EUV pioneer, Samsung has also developed proprietary capabilities such as a unique mask inspection tool that performs early defect detection in EUV masks, allowing those defects to be eliminated early in the manufacturing cycle.

“Commercialization of EUV technology is a revolution for the semiconductor industry and will have a huge impact on our everyday lives,” said Peter Jenkins, vice president of corporate marketing at ASML. “It is our great pleasure to collaborate with Samsung and other leading chip makers on this fundamental shift in semiconductor process manufacturing.”

7nm LPP EUV Ecosystem

The Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem™ is also fully prepared for the introduction of 7LPP with EUV. Ecosystem partners across the industry will be providing Foundation and Advanced IP, Advanced Packaging, and Services to fully enable Samsung customers to develop their products on this new platform.  From high-performance and high-density standard cells to HBM2/2e memory interfaces and 112G SerDes interfaces, SAFE™ is ready to help customers implement their designs on 7LPP.

Following its US, China, Korea, and Japan events, Samsung will hold the year’s final Foundry Forum on October 18, in Munich, Germany for European customers and partners. For more information about Samsung Foundry, please visit https://www.samsungfoundry.com.

[Infographic] EUV, Samsung’s Latest Investment on Developing Next-generation Semiconductor Products

Samsung Electronics is gaining recognition with its grand-scale investment in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. Recently Samsung started the production of the 7LPP, 7-nanometer (nm) LPP (Low Power Plus) with EUV, cementing its leadership in the industry and paving its way to produce an even thinner process node, down to the 3nm.

Semiconductors’ high performance and low power characteristics depend on the width of the circuits that are inserted into the chips’ limited space. In this sense, EUV realizes more detailed semiconductor circuit pattern than the existing argon fluoride (ArF) wavelength and reduces complex multi-patterning process, securing both high performance and productivity.

The EUV technology by Samsung is expected to accelerate the growth of various revolutionary products such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things. Take a look at the infographic to learn more about EUV and how it is expected to contribute to the advancement of semiconductor technology.

Samsung выпускает обновление прошивки для TIZEN-часов Galaxy Watch

Samsung выпустил второе обновление для своих новых смарт-часов Galaxy Watch. Прошивка TIZEN 4.0.0.1 позволяет повысить эффективность аккумулятора и общую стабильность работы.
Размер обновления составляет 28,2Мб. В сопроводительном тексте говорится, что ПО повышает стабильность работы сервиса Google Play Music, а также улучшает работу зарядки, которая и без того работала без особых нареканий.
Кроме того, обновление повышает удобство использования и общие впечатления от использования девайса, как говорится в описании изменений. Обновление доступно для всех модификаций (42- и 46-мм, включая LTE-версии).
Поначалу апдейт будет распространяться в США, а позже его получат владельцы  Galaxy Watch в других регионах мира.  
В России цена этой новинки составляет около 22.000 рублей.

Latest Samsung Galaxy Watch update improves charging and music playback

* The Samsung Galaxy Watch received its second update.
* The update includes improved reliability of battery charging, music playback, and the overall experience.
* The update is available in the U.S., with other regions to follow.

The update for the Galaxy Watch is certainly a minor one, but one that owners will nonetheless appreciate.
Reported by SamMobile, the update weighs in at a little over 28MB and improves the reliability of battery charging and music playback. We have not seen any major battery charging or heating issues with the Galaxy Watch, so the update looks to mitigate that just in case something pops up.
The update also includes improvements to the overall usability and experience, but does not detail what those improvements look like. This is not a feature-packed update, as you can probably surmise by now. Even so, the improvements tidy up what was already a feature-packed experience.
Finally, the update bumps up the TIZEN OS version to 4.0.0.1 and is available for the 42mm and 46mm Galaxy Watch variants. Those in the U.S. can download the update through the Galaxy Wearable app, though folks in other regions will have to wait a bit longer for the update.