Tech war: China makes key progress in narrowing mobile memory chip gap with South Korea, US
CXMT said on Wednesday that it has produced China’s first lower power Double Data Rate 5 DRAM chip, used in mobile devices like smartphones.
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The breakthrough comes at a time when China is reporting slow but steady progress in semiconductor development and manufacturing technologies.
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According to Hefei-based CXMT, one of its products, the 12-gigabyte (GB) version which packs 8 dies each with a capacity of 12 gigabits (Gb), has already been validated by Chinese smartphone makers including Xiaomi and Transsion.
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@pstAsiatech
*Google’s stock RAM image.*
Journalist: so that’s what RAM looks like? I wonder how they fit it inside a mobile phone?
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It's on 14nm as well i think. So they have a lot of headroom to innovate until the hit the barrier of 5nm due to US restrictions, right? Also, It's possible CN will make breakthrough in EUV technology before they come to that point.
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It is a scary thing when Chinese get into an industry. Every player should be on their toes and feel the floor shaking. Without a sense of urgency, the Chinese will eat you for breakfast!
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Seen News like this multiple times last decade. Nothing changes. Man. U don't know how tech works. the first tier corps always have tech reserve ready for serious competition. the gap is maintained always
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