Samsung has announced an updated version of its 16 Gb DDR5 DRAM built using the industry’s first 12-nanometer (nm)-class process technology. This new DDR5 DRAM is also compatible with AMD products.
The new 12nm-class DDR5 DRAM has been manufactured with a new material that increases cell capacitance. The proprietary design technology also improves critical circuit characteristics. The wafer productivity has also increased by 20%.
“Our 12nm-range DRAM will be a key enabler in driving market-wide adoption of DDR5 DRAM,” said Jooyoung Lee, Executive Vice President of DRAM Product & Technology at Samsung Electronics. “With exceptional performance and power efficiency, we expect our new DRAM to serve as the foundation for more sustainable operations in areas such as next-generation computing, data centers and AI-driven systems.”
The latest DDR5 standard has helped the DRAM unlock speeds of up to 7.2 gigabits per second. So, two 30 gigabyte (GB) UHD movies can be processed in just one second.
The mass production is set to begin in 2023. The first DDR5 DRAM memory sticks are expected to be available by mid-2023.
