Samsung announces first lpddr5 memory for use in smartphones

Samsung has announced its first memory based on the yet to be determined lpddr5 standard. The manufacturer has developed the memory, but is not yet ready for mass production of the component.

It is an 8Gbit module, reports Samsung. The lpddr5 memory can pump through 6.4Gbit/s, an increase over the 4.3Gbit/s of the current lpddr4x modules. In addition, Samsung has increased the number of banks from eight to sixteen. In addition, the memory has a ‘deep sleep’ function to reduce power consumption when the device is not using the memory. That should save half the power that lpddr4x memory uses.

Samsung will produce this first generation of lpddr5 memory on an undisclosed process between 10nm and 20nm. It is probably 16nm finfet. The manufacturer puts eight of those chips together and will sell lpddr5 as 8GB. When that happens, the South Korean company does not report. It just wants to say that it will be done ‘in line with customer demand worldwide’. Samsung foresees that manufacturers will use the lpddr5 memory in smartphones and car systems.