Qualcomm Validated Micron Memory and Storage for Smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform

Micron Technology, Inc. announced that its low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) memory and universal flash storage 4.0 (UFS 4.0) are validated for use with and featured in the reference designs of the latest mobile platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for smartphones, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform.

The inclusion of the company’s LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 allows the solutions to serve as a prime example of the performance OEMs will see when designing their smartphones using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform in conjunction with memory and storage recommended by Qualcomm. 

“As the ecosystem reimagines smartphones with GenAI, memory and storage play a critical role in unlocking the power of AI,” said Mark Montierth, corporate VP and GM, mobile business unit, Micron. “Paired with Qualcomm Technologies’ fastest ever mobile system-on-a-chip, Micron’s leading LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 provide the high performance and capacities needed to drive and accelerate advancements in AI.”  

Why it matters?
As the industry’s fastest JEDEC-standard low-power DRAM, Micron’s LPDDR5X memory offers speeds up to 9.6Gb/s, delivering over 12% higher peak bandwidth ⁽¹⁾ – providing the performance needed for data-rich AI experiences at the edge. Built on the company’s advanced 1β (1-beta) process technology, LPDDR5X fuels energy-intensive AI applications with extreme power savings while prolonging battery life between charges. The combination of high bandwidth, low latency and power efficiency will help accelerate mobile AI at consumers’ fingertips.

Architected with Micron’s advanced 8th Gen NAND technology, the firm’s UFS 4.0 storage is available in densities up to 1TB. This capacity allows users to reap the benefits of AI by allowing smartphones to house the large data sets analyzed and generated by on-device AI. By enabling all data to be stored locally instead of in the cloud, the solution provides greater security for users’ most private data.  

Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform
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The Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform is the Qualcomm Technologies’ fastest mobile system-on-a-chip yet. The joint effort between the 2 companies to include LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 as part of Qualcomm’ latest mobile chipset reference design helps enable and accelerate adoption of these solutions into upcoming AI-capable smartphones. This builds on a history of strong collaboration to enable the mobile ecosystem, with Micron’s mobile portfolio validated for Qualcomm’ Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platforms.  

“As the ecosystem strives to bring AI-powered smartphones to life, providing purpose-built hardware is imperative,” said Shahin Farahani, senior director, product management, Qualcomm. “Our latest Snapdragon mobile platform is tailored to handle the complexities of multi-modal AI seamlessly and combined with Micron’s advanced LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 mobile solutions, will help leading smartphone makers build and shape the future of mobile AI.”

⁽¹⁾ Compared to 8.533Gb/s for previous-gen LPDDR5X

Resources:
Solution page: LPDDR5X
Solution page: UFS 4.0
Memory and storage purpose-built for smartphones
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