Samsung acquires flash caching software developer Proximal

The South Korean company evidently sees software as a key differentiator, even as it focuses on newer NAND technologies at the chip level.

Samsung said in October it had started mass production of its 3-bit, multi-level-cell (MLC), three-dimensional vertical NAND flash memory for use in SSDs. The 3D V-NAND technology achieves higher density with 32 vertically stacked cell layers per NAND memory chip for a total of 128 gigabits of storage per chip.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for more information, including on how much it paid for Proximal.

John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on TwitterTwitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com Alles zu Twitter auf CIO.de