Samsung shows the first 32Gbit DDR5 chips that make 1TB modules possible

Samsung unveiled its first 32Gbit DDR5 chips on Friday. These chips should make it possible to produce DIMMs with a total capacity of 1TB. Current DDR5 memory chips have capacities of up to 16Gbit.

The new 32Gbit chips from Samsung This means they have double the capacity compared to current DDR5 ICs. Each 32Gbit chip has a capacity of 4GB. Several of those chips are combined onto memory DIMMs, which are then used in PCs and servers. Samsung produces the new 32Gbit chips using its existing 12nm class process. According to the manufacturer, the chips have the same size as the existing 16Gbit variants.

With the 32Gbit dies, Samsung can produce, among other things, 32GB modules consisting of eight chips. It also becomes easier to produce 128GB DIMMs. Currently, with 16Gbit dies, this is only possible by stacking memory chips with through-silicon vias. With the 32Gbit chips this is no longer necessary. According to Samsung, 128GB modules with these new chips also have a ten percent lower power consumption. The new chips also pave the way for server modules with capacities of up to 1TB, the manufacturer says.

Samsung does not report at what speed the new 32Gbit chips run. Its current 16Gbit variants achieve speeds of up to 7200MT/s, also writes Tom’s Hardware. The manufacturer will start mass production of its new 32Gbit dies at the end of this year. It is not known when the chips can be expected in actual products.

Samsung’s new DDR5 chips of 32Gbit. Source: Samsung