Samsung Shows Off Industry's First LPDDR3 Memory

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the largest maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), said on Thursday that it had completed development of the industry’s first monolithic 4Gb LPDDR3 memory for mobile applications like smartphones and tablet PCs. The new type of memory will power the next-generation of high-end ultra-portable devices.

The new 4Gb LPDDR3 DRAM can transfer data at up to 1600MHz clock-speed, which is approximately 50% faster than the industry’s current highest performance LPDDR2, which operates at 1066MHz. The new component also consumes 20% less electrical power than its predecessor. In addition, by stacking two 4Gb chips, Samsung is enabling use of a single 1GB LPDDR3 package, with a data transmission rate up to 12.8GB/s . The LPDDR3 chips are made using 30nm-class process technology.

"Samsung is offering the most advanced green mobile memory solution by developing the industry’s first 30nm-class 4Gb-based LPDDR3 packages. Samsung will keep working closely with mobile device designers to deliver high-performance mobile solutions, while expanding the next-generation mobile memory market," said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, memory sales and marketing of device solutions at Samsung Electronics.

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