SK hynix has announced the development of a new LPDDR6 memory based on the 10nm 1C manufacturing process, with plans to begin mass production during the second half of this year.
The company has already completed the verification phase of the memory chips, and the first half of the year will be devoted to final preparations for production.
The company has developed 16 Gigabit LPDDR6 chips for smartphones and tablets that rely on artificial intelligence technologies on the device. The new memory provides an increase in data processing speed of up to 33% compared to LPDDR5X memory, with a base operating speed of 10.7 Gbps.
LPDDR6 also offers at least 20% higher power efficiency compared to the previous generation. This is due to the adoption of two main techniques to manage performance as needed, namely the subchannel structure and DVFS, or dynamic voltage and frequency variation.
The subchannel architecture allows some data paths to be paused when additional bandwidth is not needed, while DVFS technology lowers frequency and voltage during light tasks, then raises them when running heavy applications such as games or AI tasks.
SK hynix believes that these improvements will contribute to extending battery life and enhancing multitasking performance in future devices.
