Electronics major Samsung has shown rapid growth and improvement as far as semiconductor products are concerned. Earlier in 2014, Samsung became the very first company to produce 8GB LPDDR4 RAM chips. Smartphones including Galaxy Note5, OnePlus2 and S6 edge ˖ all use four 8GB chips with total of 4 GB of RAM which is the maximum for any smartphone seen so far.
Samsung has recently announced the mass production of 20nm supported technology 12 GB LPDDR4 RAM chips thus has become the very first venture to achieve the feat.
By pairing 4 such chips, 6 GB of huge RAM can be achieved which will not require any alteration as it would feature the 20nm compatibility. This new announcement has paved way for a Galaxy S7 featuring 6 GB of RAM.
According to the Samsung’s executive VP of memory sales and marketing,
By initiating mass production of 12 GB LPDDR4 mobile DRAM in an extremely timely manner, we now are not helping OEM’s to accelerate their moves to the next generation of mobile devices, but also providing functionality that will give mobile consumers greatly enhanced user experiences.
The configuration is said to drive components with 30% more fastness. Added benefits include up to 20% less energy conversion and the chip is said to raise the manufacturing capability of LPDDR4 by 50%. Samsung also expects enormous difference in the functionality as well and has stated that the use of 6 GB of RAM in smartphone will ensure optimized performance and seamless multitasking experience for the users.
Besides smartphones Samsung is aiming to use LPDDr4 memory in other platforms as well including PCs with sleek designs, automotive industry and digital appliances. Officially, Samsung has yet to reveal the use of this feature in its next gen flagships.
