Samsung says it has succeeded in mass-producing the industry's first 8-gigabit DDR 4 (double data rate 4) memory modules which are applied to 20-nanometer class processing technology.

The company added that production of 8GB server chips comes after growing calls from corporate clients such as IBM, Cisco, Intel and Google for more premium server chip solutions.

It said the release will help accelerate efforts in the industry to shift DDR3 chips to DDR4.

"Our new 20-nanometer, 8Gb DDR4, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) more than meets the high performance, high density and energy efficiency needs that are driving the proliferation of next-generation enterprise servers," said Baek Jee-ho, vice president of marketing at the company's memory chip division.

Beyond the 32Gb modules, the new 8Gb chips allow production of server modules with a maximum capacity of 128Gb by applying three-dimensional through silicon via (TSV) technology, which will encourage further expansion of the high-density DRAM market.

SK hynix said it has also developed the "world's highest density" 16Gb non-volatile chips based on 4Gb DDR 4 by applying its 20-nanometer processing technology.

SK hynix has provided samples of its latest achievements to major clients and said the development comes amid growing demand for "big data" processing solutions.

"The non-volatile chips will be produced from the first half of next year to clients who want guaranteed data security," said the company.

This non-volatile chip will send raw data to flash chips whose density is two times bigger than the DRAM by combining DRAM, NAND Flash and the module controller in a single module.

"We are looking forward to consolidating our leadership in the high-density DDR 4 server market with this development," it said.

Gartner, a Boston-based research firm, said the server DRAM market will grow 37 percent annually until 2018.

By: DocMemory
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