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Mobile phones aren’t just for talking
anymore. The SCH-M220 lets you
watch your favorite programs when
you’re on the go with a bright 1.8-inch
color TFT-LCD screen.
The ultra compact SCH-A105 mobile
phone brings together must-have
features like an electronic organizer,
password protection, and one-touch bell
deactivation in a folder-style package
weighing under 90 grams.
TV to Go Cellular Gets Smaller
innovative new handsets like the
world’s first PCS phone with
Internet capability (SCH-3500);
the world’s first Internet phone
(SCH-I201/SCH-I205); the
world’s first phones with a built-
in MP3 player (SCH-M105/SGH-
M100); and the world’s first
phone with a built-in TV tuner
(SCH-M220).
As work on a US$210 million
CDMA network for Hutchison
Telecom Australia proceeded on
schedule for a spring 2000 launch,
we signed a one-year, US$500 mil-
lion handset contract with US-
based Sprint PCS. We also made
the world's first 3G test call utiliz-
ing cdma2000 technology, paving
the way for us to ship tomorrow's
3G systems and phones ahead of
the rest.
Memory Chips >> Leading-edge
technology is what keeps
Samsung six months to a year
ahead of the competition. In
1999, we continued to pace the
industry with the world’s first
0.18 micron 256Mb SDRAM and
128Mb/144Mb Direct Rambus™
DRAM, 0.13-micron 1Gb DDR
SDRAM, 222 MHz 32Mb SGRAM,
4Mb FRAM, and 0.15-micron
1Gb flash memory.
In other news, Intel invested
US$100 million to upgrade our
RDRAM fabrication, assem-
bly, and testing capabilities. We
also joined forces with other
industry leaders to develop next-
generation DRAM technology for
future cost-effective computing
platforms as well as launching
MyMemoryStore.com™, a busi-
ness-to-business website. Finally,
we began construction on a sec-
ond production complex in
Korea that will help us meet