7nm chips era is officially over! Many big companies have started producing their own 10nm class processors. And apparently, Samsung is working on 8-gigabit LPDDR5 chips for next-gen phones. Keep reading for more details!

Samsung unveils new 8-gigabit LPDDR5 RAM chips

Earlier this year Samsung began to make GDDR6 memory chips on a “10nm class” process for graphics cards. And now the factory is cranking out the industry’s first 8-gigabit LPDDR5 chips for next-gen phones. Also, it is worth noting that “10nm class” means “between 10nm and 20nm”, so it’s not an actual 10nm node. Performance-wise, these chips promise transfer rates of up to 6,400Mbps, a 50% improvement over the current top chips – LPDDR4X at 4,266Mbps. This speed is achievable when the chips are at 1.1V, for lower power operation a 1.05V mode is available at 5,500Mbps.

However, the voltage changes based on the operating speed. Its deep sleep mode needs about half as much power as LPDDR4X, so a 30% power saving in general usage is to be expected. On top of that, Samsung expects the high bandwidth of these chips to be leveraged for AI-powered applications and phones that have 5G support. On another news, let’s check out the latest and upcoming handset from Samsung – the Galaxy Note 9. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 specs include a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED (1440 x 2960 pixels) and an 18:5:9 ratio. Meanwhile, the phone gets power from Exynos 9820 octa.

Under the hood, the handset runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and rocks a non-removable Li-Ion 3850mAh juice box with Quick Charge 2.0 support. Besides that, the Galaxy Note 9 hardware sports 6GB RAM with 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB ROM (expandable up to 512GB). In addition, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 camera system equips a dual 12MP (f/1.5-2.4) + 12MP (f/2.4) snapper on the back. Also, there is an 8MP selfie shooter (f/1.7) up-front.

Samsung 8-gigabit LPDDR5 RAM chips in the development

So far, the company and leading chip vendors have tested an 8GB RAM package with eight of its LPDDR5 chips. Samsung will manufacture the new RAM at its Pyeongtaek, South Korea facility.