SK Hynix's Fastest Mobile DRAM Integrated into MediaTek Flagship AP

Verification Completed for MediaTek Flagship AP Application

SK Hynix's fastest mobile DRAM will be installed in Taiwan MediaTek's flagship mobile application processor (AP) model.

SK Hynix announced on the 10th that it has completed performance verification for applying the mobile DRAM 'LPDDR5T' to MediaTek's upcoming next-generation mobile AP. Mobile AP is a system-on-chip (SoC) that combines a central processing unit (CPU) and memory to implement the functions of a PC motherboard chipset in a single chip. It acts as the brain of a smartphone.

LPDDR5T is the fastest mobile DRAM currently available, developed by SK Hynix in January. Its operating speed is up to 9.6 gigabits per second (Gbps). The mobile AP equipped with this product will be a flagship model in MediaTek's Dimensity platform series and will be released within this year. It is expected to be the first product to apply the fastest operating speed memory of 9.6 gigabits per second (Gbps) among mobile devices.

SK Hynix explained, "The industry had expected that the 9.6 Gbps operating speed would be achievable with LPDDR6, which is scheduled to be released after 2026, but with the mass production of LPDDR5T, an extended version of LPDDR5, within this year, the timeline has been advanced." The company also provided samples to MediaTek in February for product performance verification.

LPDDR5T is currently undergoing standardization registration with the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association and is in the final stages. SK Hynix explained that once the product is standardized and market supply begins in earnest, the generation shift of mobile DRAM will accelerate from next year.

Ryu Seong-su, Vice President of SK Hynix (in charge of DRAM product planning), said, "The partnership with MediaTek played a significant role in the market entry process of LPDDR5T. Starting with this performance verification, we will expand the scope of product supply and firmly establish leadership in the mobile DRAM market."

JC Su, Vice President of MediaTek's Wireless Communications Business Unit, stated, "Through close collaboration with SK Hynix, MediaTek's next-generation flagship products can deliver a much higher level of performance. Going forward, customers will be able to experience devices with dramatically improved performance through upgraded MediaTek products."

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