Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7-series smartphones with its flash memory, according to a report by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA).

iFixit's teardown analysis shows that Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 employs Winbond's Q32FWXGIG serial flash memory. The new Samsung smartphone is a waterproof and has an iris scanner for additional security features. It is equipped with a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor, and incorporates Qualcomm audio chips, power management ICs and RF transceivers, according to iFixit.