In November last year, Samsung launched the world’s first LPDDR5X DRAM chip. It promised faster speeds and lesser power consumption with the new solution. The company has now announced that this advanced DRAM chip has been validated by Qualcomm for use in the latter’s mobile platforms.
Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM (dynamic random access memory) is a 14nm 16Gb chip. According to the company, this solution offers data transfer speeds of up to 7.5Gbps. That’s about 1.2 times faster speed than the 6.4Gbps speeds offered by LPDDR5 RAM chips found in the current crop of high-end smartphones. The Korean firm also touts up to 20 percent less power consumption with the new chip. It adopts advanced circuit designs and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS).
These advancements should bring a notable boost in the performance of next-gen devices, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. The new LPDDR5X DRAM solution will enable faster processing of AI features such as voice recognition and natural language processing. It will also allow for improvements in smartphone cameras, which continue to evolve and unlock new capabilities every year.
“Enablement of LPDDR5X on Snapdragon platforms will enhance user experiences with new features and improved performance for gaming, camera, and applications using our latest AI Engine across various Qualcomm Technologies’ product lines,” said Ziad Asghar, Vice President at Qualcomm.
Qualcomm validates Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM for use in Snapdragon chipsets
Samsung has been the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer for some time now. It occupies a lion’s share in the memory market, with over 44 percent share in the DRAM market and 36 percent share in the NAND market, which are permanent storage chips in mobile devices. This dominance is a result of its cutting-edge memory technologies and advancements.
Over the years, the company has introduced several new memory technologies. The LPDDR5X DRAM chip that it announced in November last year is one such industry-first solution from the Korean firm. Qualcomm has now validated this solution as compatible with its Snapdragon chipsets.
“The successful validation of our LPDDR5X solution for Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon mobile platforms is a testament to our leadership in DRAM technology,” said Jinman Han, Corporate Executive Vice President at Samsung.
Going forward, the Korean firm says it will continue to work on more DRAM advancements. It will look to bring about improvements in performance and power efficiency. Samsung will also collaborate with global chipset manufacturers as the demand for premium DRAM solutions grows globally.