Samsung Electronics ha annunciato il completamento dello sviluppo dei primi chip di memoria DRAM LPDDR5X (Low Power Double Data Rate 5X) a 16Gb (gigabit).
In accordo al chip maker coreano, siamo di fronte a soluzioni in grado di abbinare alte prestazioni a un consumo di potenza ridotto, per cui risultano essere idonee per le applicazioni in 5G di nuova generazione, tra cui gli smartphone, e per gli ambiti che utilizzano tecnologie AI e augmented reality (AR).
Con una velocità di elaborazione dei dati che può raggiungere il valore di 8.5Gbps, le memorie LPDDR5X promettono prestazioni 1.3 volte superiori a quelle delle attuali LPDDR5, che raggiungono una velocità massima pari a 6.4Gbps.
Nello stesso tempo, il processo di produzione con il nodo a 14nm assicura una riduzione del consumo di potenza che si attesta sui 20 punti percentuali, sempre rispetto ai chip di LPDDR5.
La capacità dei chip, pari a 16Gb, consentirà, infine, la realizzazione di package aventi una capacità massima pari a 64GB (utilizzando fino a 32 chip).
Press Release
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has developed the industry's first 14-nanometer (nm) based 16-gigabit (Gb) Low Power Double Data Rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM, designed to drive further growth throughout the high-speed data service applications including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse.
"In recent years, hyperconnected market segments such as AI, augmented reality (AR) and the metaverse, which rely on extremely fast large-scale data processing, have been rapidly expanding," said SangJoon Hwang, Senior Vice President and Head of the DRAM Design Team at Samsung Electronics. "Our LPDDR5X will broaden the use of high-performance, low-power memory beyond smartphones and bring new capabilities to AI-based edge applications like servers and even automobiles."
Samsung's LPDDR5X is a next-generation mobile DRAM designed to significantly boost speed, capacity and power savings for future 5G applications. In 2018, Samsung delivered the industry's first 8Gb LPDDR5 DRAM and today, the company is aggressively moving beyond mobile markets with the first 16Gb LPDDR5X DRAM.
The LPDDR5X DRAM will offer data processing speeds of up to 8.5 gigabits per second (Gbps), which are over 1.3 times faster than LPDDR5's 6.4Gbps. Leveraging the industry's most advanced 14nm DRAM process technology, it will also use around 20% less power than LPDDR5 memory. In addition, the 16Gb LPDDR5X chip will enable up to 64 gigabytes (GB) per memory package, accommodating increasing demand for higher-capacity mobile DRAM worldwide.
Later this year, Samsung will begin collaborating with global chipset manufacturers to establish a more viable framework for the expanding world of digital reality, with its LPDDR5X serving as a key part of that foundation.
The company will look to broaden its pacesetting mobile DRAM lineup with continuous improvements in performance and power efficiency, while also reinforcing its market leadership with greater manufacturing agility.
News Source: Samsung Electronics Press Release
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