The mass production comes 36 months after the Korean chip maker started the first generation 20nm class circuitry 8Gb GDDR5 DRAM in December 2014

The 2nd generation 16Gb GDDR6 DRAM chip has twice the speed and storage capacity of its predecessor first generation 20nm circuitry products, transferring data of 18 gigabits per second. It consumes 35% less power and has smaller silicon footprint which allows the chip maker to get 30% more productivity or dies per silicon wafer than the predecessor 8Gb GDDR5

Especially, the rollout is a culmination of what Samsung calls as a full line-up of premium DRAM chips to address more lucrative premium server, graphics, mobile DRAM chip markets, as video-rich AI, VR, 8K video and AR applications are requiring fare wider memory system bandwidth for speedy data transfer as well as more storage spaces. Samsung’s extensive graphics memory lineups including the new 18Gbps 16Gb GDDR6 and recently introduced 2.4Gbps 8GB HBM2 will help Samsung to expand its presence in the premium memory market.

The rollout is also a compelling example of how Samsung has been setting itself apart from competition, exploring and creating new, premium applications markets.

“Beginning with this early production of the industry’s first 16Gb GDDR6, we will offer a comprehensive graphics DRAM line-up, with the highest performance and densities in a very timely manner,” said Jin Man Han, senior vice president of memory product planning & application engineering at Samsung Electronics. “By introducing next-generation GDDR6 products, we will strengthen our presence in the gaming and graphics card markets and accommodate the growing need for advanced graphics memory in automotive and network systems.”