Such a move by SK hynix signals a new phase of competition in the next-generation mobile chip with home rival Samsung Electronics, as the world’s top smartphone maker said in December last year it started mass production of the same-spec LPDDR4. (image courtesy of SK Hynix)
Such a move by SK hynix signals a new phase of competition in the next-generation mobile chip with home rival Samsung Electronics, as the world’s top smartphone maker said in December last year it started mass production of the same-spec LPDDR4.
Industry experts assume that Apple’s iPhone 6S and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 are equipped with the LPDDR4.
Though the majority of the high-end smartphone market is still being supplied with the LPDDR3, analysts forecast it will soon be taken over by the LPDDR4.
Market tracker DRAMeXchange estimates Samsung will lift its production to 30 percent this year, while SK hynix will likely expand its share to 18 percent in the same period. The global production of the LPDDR4 stands roughly at just 1 percent as of end-2014.
With four of the new LPDDR4, a device can sport the highest density backed by 4 gigabyte (GB) DRAM chips, which will better support ultra high-definition video recording and continuous shooting of high-resolution images.
(Yonhap)
