Samsung Electronics has reaffirmed its leadership position in advanced memory technology by announcing the development of the industry’s first LPDDR5X DRAM, capable of achieving a performance of up to 10.7 gigabits per second (Gbps). This achievement marks a significant milestone, promising a 25% superior performance, a 30% larger capacity, and a 25% improved energy efficiency compared to the previous generation.
Samsung’s new LPDDR5X memory, using 12-nanometer process technology, has achieved the smallest chip size among existing LPDDRs, further solidifying its position as a leader in the low-power DRAM market.
YongCheol Bae, Executive Vice President of Memory Product Planning at Samsung Electronics, highlighted the importance of this advancement: “As demand for high-performance, low-power memory increases, LPDDR DRAM is expected to expand its applications beyond the mobile sphere to areas that traditionally require higher performance and reliability, such as PCs, accelerators, servers, and automobiles.” Bae added that Samsung will continue to innovate and offer products optimized for the era of artificial intelligence (AI) in devices through close collaboration with its customers.
The growing relevance of artificial intelligence in devices, which enables processing directly on the devices, underscores the need for high-performance, low-power LPDDR memories. Samsung’s new LPDDR5X not only improves performance and capacity, but also expands the capacity of a single mobile DRAM package up to 32 gigabytes (GB), positioning it as an ideal solution for the AI era in devices.
Significantly relevant is the inclusion of specialized energy-saving technologies, such as optimized power variation, which adjusts power based on workload, and low-power mode intervals, which extend energy-saving periods. These innovations improve energy efficiency by 25% compared to the previous generation, allowing mobile devices to extend battery life and servers to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by minimizing energy consumption during data processing.
Mass production of the 10.7 Gbps LPDDR5X is expected to begin in the second half of the year, following verification with mobile application processors and mobile device providers.
Source: MiMub in Spanish