The Dimensity 9400, a new flagship system-on-a-chip (SoC) from MediaTek that is scheduled to be released in the second half of this year for premium smartphones, is the first to be validated with Low Power Double Data Rate 5X DRAM that features operating speeds of up to 10.7 Gbps, Samsung has announced in a new press release about how it has successfully completed verification of the industry-first memory for use on MediaTek’s next-gen platform. The new memory, which Samsung began teasing early this year, will usher in a new generation of devices that offer longer battery life and better AI performance thanks to improvements that include 25% improved power consumption and performance versus its predecessor.
MediaTek’s current lineup of flagship 5G smartphone chips includes:
Samsung writes:
- “The 10.7Gbps operation speed verification was carried out using Samsung’s LPDDR5X 16-gigabyte (GB) package on MediaTek’s upcoming flagship Dimensity 9400 System on Chip (SoC), scheduled to be released in the second half of this year.”
- “The two companies have closely collaborated to complete the verification within just three months.”
- “Samsung’s 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X delivers more than 25% improved power consumption and performance compared to the previous generation.”
- “This allows longer battery life for mobile devices and enhanced on-device AI performance, boosting the speed of AI features, such as voice-text generation, without requiring server or cloud access.”
An additional look at the memory:
Samsung added:
Amid the expansion of the on-device AI market, especially for AI smartphones, energy-efficient, high-performance LPDDR DRAM solutions are becoming increasingly important. Through the validation with MediaTek, Samsung is solidifying its technological leadership in the low-power, high-performance DRAM market and is expected to expand the application beyond mobile to servers, PCs and automotive devices.