Samsung unveils new memory products for future autonomous EVs

Samsung is one of the major memory solutions and semiconductor manufacturers across the planet. In a recent development, Samsung launched futuristic memory products including SSD and DRAM, that are specially designed for next-generation autonomous electric vehicles.

On December 16, Samsung introduced an extensive lineup of cutting-edge automotive memory products for high-performance infotainment systems as well as autonomous driving systems that include:

• 256-gigabyte (GB) PCIe Gen3 NVMe ball grid array (BGA) SSD
• 2GB GDDR6 DRAM
• 2GB DDR4 DRAM
• 2GB GDDR6 DRAM
• 128GB UFS (Universal Flash Storage)

Jinman Han, Executive VP and Head of Memory Global Sales & Marketing at Samsung Electronics said, “Samsung’s reinforced lineup of memory solutions will act as a major catalyst in further accelerating the shift toward the ‘Server on Wheels’ era.”

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According to the information, the 256GB BGA SSD controller and firmware are developed in-house for optimized performance, offering a sequential read speed of 2,100 megabytes per second (MB/s) and a sequential write speed of 300MB/s, which are seven and two times faster than today’s eMMC, respectively.

In addition, the 2GB GDDR6 DRAM features up to a 14 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) data rate per pin. Such exceptional speeds and bandwidth will support complex processing of various multimedia applications as well as large amounts of autonomous driving data for a safer, more dynamic and more convenient driving experience.

On the other hand, Samsung’s new automotive solutions meet the AEC-Q100 qualification, which is the global automotive reliability standard, in order to allow them to operate stably in extreme temperatures ranging from -40°C to +105°C that is a crucial requirement for automotive semiconductors.

Samsung disclosed that the new automotive memory products are currently in mass production.