Samsung is developing an industry first 12nm chip for DDR5 ram
One of the primary issues with DDR5 Ram is the high cost, and many processors aren’t compatible with the technology, at least not yet. As a result, many systems are still using DDR4 RAM. Currently, DDR5 though optional, it's preferred with Raptor Lake and Zen 4 processors. But things are about to change. Samsung just revealed that they're developing the industry's first 12-nanometer DDR5 DRAM, hinting that affordable memory is coming in the future.
First, a quote from the execs;
"Our 12nm-range DRAM will be a key enabler in driving market-wide adoption of DDR5 DRAM," said Jooyoung Lee, Executive Vice President of DRAM Products & Technology at Samsung Electronics. "With exceptional performance and power efficiency, we expect our new DRAM to serve as the foundation for more sustainable operations in areas such as next-generation computing, data centers, and AI-driven systems."
Affordability does not always equate to slow-performing RAM—quite the contrary. Samsung confidently stated that the 12-nanometer chip would make it easy for memory manufacturers to achieve speeds of up to 7.2 gigabits per second. There are already DDR5-7600 and DDR5-7800 memory kits on the market, with retail prices coming in at $300 for the DDR5-7200 32GB kits and $400 for the DDR5-7800 for 32GB kits.
Interestingly, Samsung is collaborating with AMD on developing the 12-nm DDR5 chips, made explicitly for the Zen architecture.
Samsung has achieved the 12-nanometer technology by implementing a new high-k material that increases cell capacitance, and proprietary design technology improves overall circuitry. In addition to combing advanced, multi-layer extreme ultraviolet lithography. The new and improved RAM will feature the industry's highest die density gaining 20 percent wafer productivity.
To sum it up, what we have here from Samsung is not only will the 12nm DDR5 RAM be affordable, but it will also be power efficient, consuming less than 23 percent power than previous Gen RAM. Mass production is already in process, which is on track for 2023. Stay tuned.
