Samsung has become the first company in the industry to start the mass production of 8Gb low power LPDDR4 DRAM based on the 20nm fabrication process. 

Compared to the current 4Gb LPDDR3 RAM modules used in most devices, Samsung’s latest DRAM chip offers “twice the performance and density.” The high I/O performance of the DRAM allows it to support UHD video recording and playback, along with continuous shooting of 20MP or higher resolution images.

“By initiating production of the 20nm 8Gb LPDDR4, which is even faster than the DRAM for PCs and servers and consumes much less energy, we are contributing to the timely launch of UHD, large-screen flagship mobile devices,” said Joo Sun Choi, Executive Vice President of Memory Sales and Marketing at Samsung Electronics. “As this major advancement in mobile memory demonstrates, we will continue to closely collaborate with global mobile device manufacturers to optimize DRAM solutions, making them suitable for next-generation mobile OS environments.”

Samsung has also worked on reducing the power consumption of the RAM chip to 1.1v compared to its previous LPDDR3 chips. A 2GB LPDDR4 DRAM package based on Samsung’s 20nm fabrication process will consume up to 40% less power than a 2GB RAM LPDDR3 chip. The Korean company states that this is the lowest power RAM chip available for devices with gigantic screens and tablets.

Samsung has already started providing 2GB and 3GB LPDDR4 DRAM packages to its customers from this month, and will start providing them with 4GB LPDDR4 packages in early 2015.

The 4GB LPDDR4 DRAM package from Samsung has also been selected as an Honoree of the 2015 CES Innovation Awards in the Embedded Technologies category. This is the third time in a row that Samsung has won this award, with its 2GB and 3GB DRAM modules winning the award in the last two years.