SK Hynix's 'LPDDR5T' DRAM has been commercialized and is being installed in the latest smartphones along with MediaTek's 'Dimensity 9300'.

SK Hynix announced on the 13th that it has started supplying 16GB (gigabyte) packages of 'LPDDR5T (Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo),' the fastest mobile DRAM currently available that can transmit 9.6Gb (gigabit) of data per second, to customers.

LPDDR is a DRAM standard for mobile products such as smartphones and tablets, and has low-voltage operation characteristics to minimize power consumption. The standard name includes LP (Low Power), and the latest standard is LPDDR 7th generation (5X), developed in the order of 1-2-3-4-4X-5-5X. LPDDR5T is the version first developed by SK Hynix, and is a product that upgrades the performance of the 7th generation LPDDR5X before the 8th generation LPDDR6 was officially released to the industry.

SK Hynix has been preparing for product commercialization by conducting performance verification with global mobile AP (Application Processor) companies since successfully developing LPDDR5T in January.

An SK Hynix official emphasized, “LPDDR5T, which has achieved the fastest speed ever, is the optimal memory for maximizing the performance of smartphones,” and “We will expand the range of applications for this product in the future and lead the generational change of mobile DRAM.”

The LPDDR5T 16GB package operates at 1.01 to 1.12V, which is the minimum voltage standard range set by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC). In addition, the data processing speed of this package is 77GB per second, which is equivalent to processing 15 FHD (Full-HD) movies in one second.

Recently, the company began supplying this product to global smartphone manufacturer Vivo. Vivo announced on the same day that it will release its latest flagship smartphones, the 'X100' and 'X100 Pro', equipped with SK Hynix's latest memory package.

This smartphone is equipped with MediaTek's top-of-the-line mobile AP product, 'Dimensity 9300' along with LPDDR5T. Previously, SK Hynix announced that it had successfully completed performance verification by applying LPDDR5T to MediaTek's mobile AP in August.

SK Hynix Vice President Park Myeong-su (in charge of DRAM marketing) said, “As the AI era is in full swing, smartphones are emerging as essential devices in which on-device AI technology is implemented,” and “Accordingly, demand for high-performance, high-capacity mobile DRAM is increasing in the mobile market.”

Vice President Park added, “While meeting market demand, we will continue to lead the premium DRAM market based on the technological leadership we have secured in AI memory.”