Samsung Electronics announced began trial shipments of the industry's first Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) DRAM chips that provide 24 Gbps. In addition, Samsung has also updated the slower solutions, providing them with reduced power consumption.
The products are manufactured using HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) technology, which was first used in Samsung GDDR6 memory in 2018. As DRAM structures shrink, the insulating layer becomes thinner, resulting in more current leakage. Replacing the insulator with HKMG material reduces leakage and improves performance.
Samsung's new GDDR6 chips provide approximately 33% more performance than the previous generation's 18 Gbps solution.
Samsung introduces the first 24 Gbit/s GDDR6 memory on the market
The memory will be used in the next generation of graphics accelerators, including notebook computers, artificial intelligence systems and high-performance computing systems, game consoles, and more.
The announced chip manufacturing uses a 10 nanometer (1z) deep ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography process. Samsung's new GDDR6 chip family will also have low-power options to help extend the laptop's battery life.
Samsung's new GDDR6 chip family will also have low-power options to help extend the laptop's battery life. Using Dynamic Voltage Varying (DVS) technology, which adjusts the operating voltage based on performance requirements, will allow Samsung to release 20 and 16 Gbit/s chips that achieve approximately 20% higher power efficiency at 1,1 V compared to the industry standard 1,35 IN.
According to IC Insights analysts, demand for semiconductors in general and for memory chips in particular has begun to slow down. Major market players noted a decrease in demand for microchips in June compared to May. On average, market demand for chips fell by 5% last month.
While the IC Insights report mainly focuses on Taiwanese manufacturers, it also points to US-based Micron, which expects demand for its products to decline in the third quarter of this year. From July to September, Micron's sales will fall by 17%. But at the same time, demand for Micron products grew by 11% in the second quarter compared to the first and by 19% compared to the same period last year.
