Samsung Unveils LPDDR5X DRAM at 8.5Gbps

Samsung Unveils LPDDR5X DRAM at 8.5Gbps

Samsung has completed the validation of LPDDR5X DRAM at operating speed of 8.5Gbps on Snapdragon mobile platforms, unlocking new markets for LPDDR memory. Samsung has eclipsed the previous top speed of 7.5Gbps that was accomplished in March by improving a high-speed communication environment between the application processor and memory.

LPDDR DRAM would swiftly go beyond smartphones and into high-performance computing (HPC) and servers, where it has experienced substantial development in the last several years, thanks to its low-power and high-performance properties.

The low-power properties of LPDDR DRAM for data centers and edge servers can aid in lowering power consumption levels, improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for data center administrators while reducing heat and carbon emissions to eventually lessen their influence on climate change.

Collaboration with Qualcomm

Daniel Lee, EVP of the Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics
“The joint validation of 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X DRAM has enabled us to accelerate market-wide availability of this high-speed memory interface by more than a year,” said Daniel Lee, EVP of the Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics.

As the need for faster, smaller and more power-efficient memory increases across various fields, Samsung expects LPDDR DRAM to also extend its presence in emerging markets driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse.

“The joint validation of 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X DRAM has enabled us to accelerate market-wide availability of this high-speed memory interface by more than a year, which is a tremendous accomplishment made possible through our long-standing collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies,” said Daniel Lee, Executive Vice President of the Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “As LPDDR memory continues to broaden its usage beyond smartphones into AI and data center applications, strong collaboration between memory and SoC vendors is becoming all the more important. Samsung will continue to actively engage with innovators like Qualcomm Technologies to enhance ecosystem readiness for future LPDDR standards.”

“At Qualcomm Technologies, we strive to be at the forefront of enabling and adopting the latest memory specifications on our Snapdragon mobile platforms,” said Ziad Asghar, Vice President of Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies. “We’re the first in the mobile industry to enable the latest LPDDR5X at 8.5Gbps on Snapdragon mobile platforms, which will enhance user experiences with new features and improved performance for mobile, gaming, camera and AI applications.”