14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like Samsung has once again snagged itself the title of producer of one of the most advanced types of memory chips, in this case low power double-data-rate 2 (LPDDR2) DRAM for mobile devices.
The same way electronic devices take on many forms, so do memory products come in a variety of packaging options, not to mention performance capabilities.
Since PCs, multimedia devices and mobile electronics all use different sorts of memory solutions, makers of such hardware have to always be creative.
That said, Samsung, being the world-class maker of DRAMs (among many other things) that it is, decided to issue its latest press release dealing with this segment.
Apparently, the company has again managed to be the first to accomplish a certain objective, in this case provide 4 Gb LPDDR2 chips built on the 30nm process.
Basically, these 1,066 Mbps newcomers are said to be the highest-density chips of this type ever created and entered mass production earlier this month.
For the sake of comparison, they can boost productivity by 60 percent over 40nm-basd 2 GB LPDDR2 chips, while using 25% less energy.
What's more, their height of 0.8 mm should make it easier for makers of consumer products to achieve thinner form factors.
"Mass production of 4Gb LPDDR2 is a tremendous advancement for the mobile industry, one that will enable our OEM customers to move quickly in launching better differentiated high-performance mobile devices into the market." said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, memory sales & marketing, Samsung Electronics.
"Samsung will continue to take the initiative in accelerating growth of the market by providing high-performance, high-density green memory products as often and as early as possible."
1GB and 2 GB packages for tablets, smartphones and other mobile gadgets will be manufactured starting this very month (March, 2011). They will lead to good performance when complementing dual-core processors.