Samsung announces first 10 nm 8 GB LPDDR5 DRAM for 5G and AI-powered mobile apps

Representative Image[/caption]Samsung states in a blog post that the transition to the LPDDR5 standard will vastly improve upcoming 5G and AI-powered mobile apps and will be a major step forward for low-power mobile memory solutions.Samsung's 8 GB LPDDR5 boasts a data rate of up to 6,400 MB/S, which is 1.5 times as fast as the mobile DRAM chips used in current flagship mobile devices (LPDDR4X, 4266 MB/S). With the increased transfer rate, the new LPDDR5 can send 51.2 GB of data, or approximately 14 full-HD video files (3.7 GB each), in a second.The Korean giant in the blog post also mentioned that the LPDDR5 DRAM will be made available in two bandwidths — 6,400 MB/S at a 1.1 operating voltage (V) and 5,500 MB/S at 1.05 V.Samsung was able to achieve better performance scores by doubling the number of memory subdivisions within a DRAM cell from 8 to 16. The new memory is, therefore, able to attain a much higher speed while reducing power consumption.With mass production beginning soon, we could be very well assured to see the new DRAM on Samsung's Galaxy S10 flagship expected next year.