5G Mixes, Matches Memories

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www.eetimes.eu, Jan. 26, 2021 – 

For consumers, 5G brings with it the potential of a better user experience on smartphones, but its influence on memory uptake won't be at the device level.

Handset makers will continue to add more DRAM and flash storage to smartphones regardless of network connections. The memory in 5G network infrastructure will be even more diverse, given the many use cases for the next generation of mobile networking.

In some cases, existing memories will be sufficient, but there will also be applications that require more powerful memory to meet computing requirements. Environmental and power considerations also come into play, which could mean an opportunity for low-density memories or established technologies that are qualified.

"DRAM and NAND company executives like to say how the market's future will be driven by the next-generation cellphone," said Jim Handy, principal of Objective Analysis. "This time, it happens to be 5G." What tends to happen instead, according to Handy, is the amount of smartphone memory grows steadily despite the transition from one technology to the next.

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