DDR6, the next generation of computer memories, will be released in 2027 Once the semiconductor industry is accelerating its development. Great manufacturers such as Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix, have overcome prototype phases and have already passed to the validation stage, according to Asian media.
A couple of weeks ago the Jedec, the organization responsible for the development of these memory standards, officially presented LPDDR6, the specific standard for laptops and mobile devices. Jedec has not announced the launch of DDR6, aimed at desktop computers, work stations and servers, but the news that comes to us advance a accelerated development For initial deployment in a very short time.
The planned road map says that the validation of the platform is scheduled for 2026 with an effective deployment that would arrive in 2027 for the server market. It is not a surprise that the premiere occurs in this market segment, nor the accelerated development. And it is that the AI revolution is changing all the plans for its voracious appetite for the resources and needs of the data centers to hyperscale to feed it. The availability for the consumer market would occur thereafter. There are no concrete dates, but We do not believe that it occurs before 2028.
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Every new standard points to the improvement of performance as one of the fundamental novelties and the one that concerns us will not be an exception. Large memories manufacturers are collaborating with computing giants (Intel, AMD and NVIDIA) to offer a base bandwidth of 8800 mt/s, with plans from climb up to 17,600 mt/swhich would almost double the official values of DDR5.
The increase in performance is mainly due to a change in subcanal architecture that from the 2 X 32 bits of DDR5, will go to 4 x 24 bits in DDR6. This change forces a completely new approach to maintain the integrity of the signal and also in its communication with the rest of the components, such as the CPU. Improvements are also expected in the field of safety and energy efficiency.
The launch of DDR6 will also entail News in the physical format of memories. See the typical Dimm modules because everything points to CAMM2 as the great standard of the future. Its development has also accelerated and will be the greatest change in RAM memories in 25 years.
We end with the negative part of the launch of many new standards. The novelties of DDR6 and even more those of CAMM2, they will do them Incompatible with current motherboards. And you know what it means: whoever wants to make the leap will have to scratch their pocket. In any case, calm. It is usual for several standards to coexist DDR5 (and even DDR4) still has a long way forward.
