As Samsung actively expands its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) capabilities, it is also striving to enhance the penetration rate of its existing memory products in mobile devices such as smartphones. On July 16, Samsung announced that it has completed verification of its latest LPDDR5X DRAM, which can be paired with MediaTek’s next-generation smartphone chips.

Since MediaTek has yet to release its next-generation 5G flagship chip, the Dimensity 9400, Samsung’s announcement has drawn greater attention to the upcoming release date of the Dimensity 9400.

Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM boasts a 25% performance improvement over the previous generation, with increased execution speed, and will be compatible with the Dimensity 9400 chip set to be released in the fourth quarter. Industry sources cited by Economic Daily News further note that this means smartphone brands that choose the Dimensity 9400 as their main chip can also opt for Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM as the mobile memory solution for their new devices.

Samsung’s latest LPDDR5X DRAM claims to extend the battery life of mobile devices and enhance the speed of AI functions within the device, such as voice-to-text generation, without the need for server or cloud access.

According per another report by the Korea Economic Daily, JC Hsu, General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communication Business Unit, stated that Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM, with an execution speed of up to 10.7 Gbps, will leverage more AI capabilities and performance of MediaTek’s upcoming products.

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