SK hynix Develops 1c LPDDR6 6th-Gen 10nm-Class DRAM for On-Device AI Applications

SK hynix announced on that it has successfully developed a 16Gb LPDDR6 DRAM based on the sixth-generation 10nm-class (1c) process technology. The company unveiled the product at CES in January and recently completed the world’s first validation of 1c LPDDR6 development. SK hynix plans to complete preparations for mass production within the first half of the year and begin supplying the product in the second half.

LPDDR6 is the next standard in the sequence that has progressed from LPDDR1, LPDDR2, LPDDR3, LPDDR4, LPDDR4X, LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X. The 1c LPDDR6 is mainly used in mobile products such as smartphones and tablets equipped with on-device AI. On-device AI is a technology that implements AI functions on the device itself instead of going through computation by a physically separated server. A smart device’s direct collection and computation of information allows fast reactions of the AI performance while promising an improved customized AI service.

Compared with the existing LPDDR5X product, data processing speed has been improved by 33 percent through expanded bandwidth and increased data transmission per unit time. The base operating speed is over 10.7 Gbps, exceeding the maximum speed of existing products. Power is reduced by more than 20 pe...