Samsung debuts first 128 GB DRAM with CXL 2.0

Samsung Electronics introduced the first 128-gigabyte (GB) DRAM to support Compute Express Link (CXL) 2.0. The new CXL DRAM supports PCle 5.0 interface (x8 lanes) and provides bandwidth of up to 35GB per second.

CXL is a next-generation interface that adds efficiency to accelerators, DRAM and storage devices used with CPUs in high-performance server systems. CXL 2.0 supports memory pooling— a memory management technique that binds multiple CXL memory blocks on a server platform to form a pool and enables hosts to dynamically allocate memory from the pool as needed. 

Samsung said the introduction of the 128GB CXL DRAM based on CXL 2.0 will accelerate commercialization of next-generation memory solutions. 

“As a member of the CXL Consortium Board of Directors, Samsung Electronics remains at the forefront of CXL technology,” said Jangseok Choi, vice president of New Business Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “This breakthrough development underlines our commitment to expanding the CXL ecosystem even further through partnerships with data center, server and chipset companies across the industry.”

Samsung plans to start mass producing CXL 2.0 DRAM later this year.

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