Stefan Mileschin

Will be seen in the Xiaomi Mi 10

Micron Technology has shipped the world's first low-power DDR5 DRAM in mass production to be used in the soon-to-be-released Xiaomi Mi 10 smartphone.

According to Techpowerup, Micron's LPDDR5 DRAM has superior power efficiency and faster data access speeds to meet growing consumer demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G functionality in smartphones.

Micron's senior vice president and general manager of the Mobile Business Unit Raj Talluri said: "Micron's leadership in delivering the industry's first low-power DDR5 DRAM for use in a smartphone will accelerate enablement of 5G and AI applications. Our customers and partners require next-generation memory solutions, based on the latest process technology, that drive unmatched power and performance to support 5G and AI systems. Micron's LPDDR5 DRAM addresses those requirements with a 50 per cent increase in data access speeds and more than 20 per cent power efficiency compared to previous generations."

Chang Cheng, vice president at Xiaomi said: "Micron's LPDDR5 DRAM market-leading features ensure our Xiaomi Mi 10 smartphone will remain power-efficient while still offering incredible performance and greater stability. We believe LPDDR5 will be the standard configuration for all flagship devices in 2020."

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