Samsung unveils the first LPDDR4 RAM for mobile devices

Samsung Electronics has announced they have
developed the industry’s first 8 gigabit (Gb) or 1
Gigabyte (1GB) LPDDR4 DRAM for mobile devices such
as smartphones and tablets. This will provide the
highest level of density, performance and energy
efficiency for mobile memory applications, enabling end
users to have faster, more responsive applications, more
advanced features, and higher resolution displays while
maximizing battery life, said Samsung.
Regarding the new DDR4 RAM, Young-Hyun Jun,
executive vice president, memory sales & marketing,
Samsung Electronics, said
This next-generation LPDDR4 DRAM will contribute
significantly to faster growth of the global mobile
DRAM market, which will soon comprise the largest
share of the entire DRAM market. We will continue
introducing the most advanced mobile DRAM one
step ahead of the rest of the industry so that global
OEMs can launch innovative mobile devices with
exceptional user convenience in the timeliest
manner.
Features of Samsung’s new high-speed 8Gb LPDDR4
mobile DRAM
Fabricated on 20-nanometer (nm) class process
technology
1 gigabyte (GB) on a single die, which is the largest
density available for DRAM components today
With four of the 8Gb chips, a single 4GB LPDDR4
package can provide the highest level of performance
Uses a Low Voltage Swing Terminated Logic (LVSTL) I/
O interface, now a standard specification for LPDDR4
DRAM, proposed by Samsung
Data transfer rate of 3,200 megabits per second (Mbps)
per pin, twice that of the 20nm-class LPDDR3 DRAM
50 percent higher performance than the fastest LPDDR3
or DDR3 memory
Consumes approximately 40 percent less energy at 1.1
volts.
Samsung unveiled the 3GB LPDDR3 (6Gb) package
solution earlier this year, which is being used in the
Note 3. It will start mass producing new 8Gb LPDDR4
DRAM in 2014. Hope we can expect 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM
solution in next-generation mobile devices from
Samsung next year. Probably in the Note 4?

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