{"id":27289,"date":"2019-03-13T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T23:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage-web-alb-2136653291.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/us\/?p=27289"},"modified":"2019-11-01T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:16:14","slug":"samsung-launches-highest-capacity-mobile-dram-to-accommodate-next-generation-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-launches-highest-capacity-mobile-dram-accommodate-next-generation-smartphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Launches Highest-capacity Mobile DRAM to Accommodate Next-generation Smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SEOUL, Korea \u2014 March 14, 2019 \u2014 <\/strong><\/span>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/strong>, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing the highest-capacity mobile DRAM \u2013 the industry\u2019s first 12-gigabyte (GB) low-power double data rate 4X (LPDDR4X) package \u2013 optimized for tomorrow\u2019s premium smartphones. Featuring higher capacity than most ultra-thin notebooks, the new mobile DRAM will enable smartphone users to take full advantage of all the features in next-generation smartphones.<\/p>\n

“With mass production of the new LPDDR4X, Samsung is now providing a comprehensive lineup of advanced memory to power the new era of smartphones, from 12GB mobile DRAM to 512GB eUFS 3.0 storage<\/a>,” said Sewon Chun, executive vice president of Memory Marketing at Samsung Electronics.<\/strong> “Moreover, with the LPDDR4X, we\u2019re strengthening our position as the premium mobile memory maker best positioned to accommodate rapidly growing demand from global smartphone manufacturers.”<\/p>\n

Thanks to the 12GB mobile DRAM, smartphone makers can maximize the potential of devices that feature more than five cameras and ever-increasing display sizes as well as artificial intelligence and 5G capabilities. For smartphone users, the 12GB DRAM enables more fluid multitasking and faster searches as they navigate through a myriad of apps on ultra-large high-resolution screens. Also, the 1.1-millimeter thickness allows for even sleeker smartphone designs.<\/p>\n

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The 12GB capacity was achieved by combining six 16-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4X chips based on the second-generation 10nm-class (1y-nm) process into a single package, providing more space for the smartphone battery. In addition, by using the company\u2019s 1y-nm technology, the new 12GB mobile memory delivers a data transfer rate of 34.1GB per second while minimizing the increase in power consumption inevitably caused by a boost in DRAM capacity.<\/p>\n

Since introducing 1GB mobile DRAM in 2011, Samsung continues to drive capacity breakthroughs in the mobile DRAM market, moving from 6GB (in 2015) and 8GB (2016)<\/a> to today\u2019s first 12GB LPDDR4X. From its cutting-edge memory line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, Samsung plans to more than triple the supply of its 1y-nm-based 8GB and 12GB mobile DRAM during the second half of 2019 to meet the anticipated high demand.<\/p>\n

Samsung Mobile DRAM Timeline: Production\/Mass Prod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Date<\/th>Capacity<\/th>Mobile DRAM<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Feb. 2019<\/td>12GB<\/td>1y-nm 16Gb LPDDR4X, 4266Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2018<\/td>8GB<\/td>1y-nm 16Gb LPDDR4X, 4266Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2018<\/td>8GB (development)<\/td>1x-nm 8Gb LPDDR5, 6400Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 2016<\/td>8GB<\/td>1x-nm 16Gb LPDDR4X, 4266Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 2015<\/td>6GB<\/td>20nm (2z) 12Gb LPDDR4, 4266Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 2014<\/td>4GB<\/td>20nm (2z) 8Gb LPDDR4, 3200Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 2014<\/td>3GB<\/td>20nm (2z) 6Gb LPDDR3, 2133Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 2013<\/td>3GB<\/td>2y-nm 6Gb LPDDR3, 2133Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2013<\/td>3GB<\/td>2y-nm 4Gb LPDDR3, 2133Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 2013<\/td>2GB<\/td>2y-nm 4Gb LPDDR3, 2133Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 2012<\/td>2GB<\/td>30nm-class 4Gb LPDDR3, 1600Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>1\/2GB<\/td>30nm-class 4Gb LPDDR2, 1066Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>512MB<\/td>40nm-class 2Gb MDDR, 400Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>256MB<\/td>50nm-class 1Gb MDDR, 400Mb\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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