New Products : - VOL.19, NO.1 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2001

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Jung Myung Telecom Co. has developed the world's smallest por-table storage device for PCs. The revolutionary Flash USB Drive (FMD-W) measures just 89×20×10 millimeters and weighs just 15 grams, an incredibly small size compared to conventional hard drives or portable storage devices. Attractively designed, it can be worn around the neck like a pendent. With a laptop or desktop featuring a USB port, users need no cable or software to access the drive. The product uses highly stable flash memory as the storage medium and offers a wide range of capacities from 8MB to 1GB to enable users to carry MP3 music files, movies, software, or graphic files. The data writing speed is rapid: 1.44 MB in 2.94 seconds, five times faster than regular floppy disk drives. Other high-quality features include a long data retention period and a writing protection switch that protects against hackers.

Using a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, a Flash USB Drive functions exactly like an additional hard drive when connected to a PC through a USB port. Also, it requires no battery because the power is supplied directly by the USB interface. The company provides a variety of storage sizes from 8MB to 1GB. It supports both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

The company has signed export contracts worth $2 million with Intel, Microsoft, and IBM and looks forward to debuting in Japan and Europe in the first half of 2001, and China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America in the second half.

Jung Myung Telecom Co.
5th Floor, Shinla Technonville Dang-dong, Gunpo-City,
Gyunggi Province, Korea
Tel: 82-31-456-0661 Fax: 82-31-456-0677
http://www.jmtelecom.co.kr E-mail: minjun@jmtelecom.co.kr

32-inch Ultra-slim CRT

Samsung SDI Co. (www.samsungsdi.com) has developed a 32-inch ultra-slim CRT for digital television sets, representing a next-generation advance in display capability. The flat screen tube has virtually zero image signal attenuation and suppports interactive communication in connection with Internet and digital broadcasting. High resolution and versatility in image processing helps generate a particularly vivid TV image. Samsung SDI broke what is referred to in the industry as the "invincible barrier" in CRT depth and weight. The new product has a depth of 415 millimeters and weighs 44 kilograms. By comparison, a competing product by SONY has a depth of 512 millimeters and weighs 49 kilograms. The core technologies of the CRT are represented by the ultra-slim display, a high efficiency wide-angle pyramid deflection yoke (DY), high capacity electron gun, and Advanced Tension Optimized Mask (ATOM). All are SDI proprietary technologies.

The high efficiency wide-angle pyramid DY is a key element in significantly reducing CRT depth and weight. SDI cut out unnecessary parts in conventional DY design to achieve a deflection angle of 120°, a world first. Through the application of high capacity electron gun technology, SDI became the first company to develop a three-division quadruple-polar CRT, thus solving the chronic problem of image blurring on screen sides. This development will help support clear caption broadcasting. ATOM technology guarantees a stable and high definition via a super-size flat screen, a huge advantage for caption, Internet, and digital broadcasting, which require much higher definitions than analog broadcasting.

The company believes this technological edge will enable SDI to assume leadership in the display device industry.

Samsung SDI Co.
Daegyung Building 120, Taepyungro-2ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel: 82-2-727-3430 Fax: 82-2-727-3449
http://www.samsungsdi.com e-mail: anselmo2@samsung.co.kr

Digital Satellite Receiver

Digital satellite radio broadcasting involves the transmission of programming from radio stations to digital radio receivers via satellites orbiting the earth.

JS Information and Communications Co. has developed a digital satellite radio receiver to meet the capabilities and demands of the radio broadcasting systems of the future. A high-sensitivity small-sized (about 10 centimeters long) antennae enables the receiver to be just one-third the size of existing models and two-thirds the price. The product performs far better than an AM or FM receiver: users can listen to CD-quality sound wherever they are. What's more, it can be powered by solar energy, wind power, and even clockwork besides batteries or the mains.

The receiver uses the Starman chip, which has an encryption feature that allows the sender of a signal to select a specific group of receivers to receive broadcasts and exclude others, or encrypt data for transmission. The chip enables the receiver to be used for such applications as distance learning, target marketing by multinationals, and data exchange between central and local governments.

The company has recently formed a strategic partnership with Worldspace Corp., an American satellite broadcasting service provider. Under the agreement, JS IC provides Worldspace with digital satellite radio programing and receivers.

JS Information and Communications Co.
7th Fl, Shinjin Building 1463-10 Seocho-3dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel: 82-2-3473-0771 Fax: 82-2-3473-0726
http://www.jsinfo.co.kr E-mail: jsinfo@jsinfo.co.kr

Updated January 3rd 2001, By Jang-Hee Lee ( asia@kotra.or.kr )