Samsung also builds flash memory chips for Apple at the factory, according to the report.
But more than that, Apple has been disengaging from Samsung as a flash memory supplier, even as a screens supplier.
Samsung cranks out the flash memory and the ARM-based microprocessors now at the heart of today's iPhones and iPods.
That's good news for Apple supplier Samsung, the largest flash memory-maker.
In June 2006, Samsung released the first flash-memory based PCs, the Q1-SSD and Q30-SSD, both of which used 32 GB solid-state devices.
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Utilizing 128Gb NAND flash memory, Samsung will expand its supply of 128-gigabyte (GB) memory cards, which can store as many as sixteen 8GB full HD video files.
Mr. Lam said that could indicate a decision by Apple not to buy memory from Samsung, the world's biggest supplier of flash memory chips, amid continuing patent litigation between Apple and the chip maker's parent.
If Apple is buying between 400 million and 500 million 4 gigabit NAND flash memory chips from Samsung, as reported in the trade press, that probably represents 40% of Apple's total orders, Handy figures.
The deal also extends the existing patent cross-licensing deal between the two companies, and includes a NAND flash memory supply agreement for Samsung to provide chips to Seagate for solid-state drives and other products.
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Samsung started production of 10nm-class 64Gb MLC NAND flash memory in November last year, and in less than five months, has added the new 128Gb NAND flash to its wide range of high-density memory storage offerings.
The precious little 4.3-inch Windows CE 5.0 (the photo shows XP but whatever) clamshell's got a 533MHz Samsung 2442A CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, between 1GB and 4GB of flash memory, and a USB 2.0 port on top of a host of optional features (GPS, DVB-T digital TV, WiFi, the ability to tell you the future).
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Flash memory for these devices is made by companies such as Intel, Micron, SanDisk, Samsung and Toshiba.
In addition, flash memory companies such as Fusion-io, HGST, Intel, LSI, Micron, OCZ, Samsung, SanDisk, Seagate and STEC had exhibits in the main exhibit hall.
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