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LPDDR4: Evolution for new Mobile World
2013.08.06
JungYong(JY) Choi
Senior Manager
Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
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Legal Disclaimer
This presentation is intended to provide information concerning memory industry trends. We do our best to make sure that information presented is accurate and fully up-to-date. However, the presentation may be subject to technical inaccuracies, information that is not up-to-date or typographical errors. As a consequence, Samsung does not in any way guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information provided on this presentation. Samsung reserves the right to make improvements, corrections and/or changes to this presentation at any time.
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Contents
1. Mobile Industry trends
2. LPDDR4 features and benefits
3. LPDDR4 positioning
4. LPDDR4 schedule
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Post-PC Market Dynamics
W/W Smartphone + Tablet Installed Base > PC in Q2’13
36% of Email is Now Opened on a Mobile Device
Source: KPCG Internet Trends © Samsung
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Where Will Users Spend their Time?
Average Traffic Per Mobile Device Type
Smartphones and Tablets will Soon Drive Similar Data Levels as PCs
2X
7X
4X
8X
Source: Cisco VNI
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What is Driving High Bandwidth - 1
Larger Screen size
Tablet Smartphone
10” 6” 7” 11”
Notebook
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What is Driving High Bandwidth - 2
High Resolution
HD FHD QXGA WQXGA QSXGA UHD 1280/720 1920/1080 2048/1536 2560/1600 2560x2048 3840x2160
1X
3.4X
5.7X
9X
2.3X
4.5X
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What is Driving High Bandwidth - 3
Advanced Camera functionality
Burst Shot Feature
Panoramic Shot
HDR Augmented Reality
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B/W Requirement is Driven by Graphics
6.4GB/s
12.8GB/s
19.2GB/s
25.6GB/s
32.0GB/s
LPDDR2
LPDDR3
LPDDR3E
LPDDR4
LPDDR4E
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
WQXGA
Tablet application
Source: Samsung
UD (Ultra Definition)
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What is LPDDR4?
Low Power DDR4 Evolutionary solution - Higher “Pin Bandwidth”
- vs. Wide IO2: Revolutionary solution - Much wider “Pin Width”
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LPDDR4 Key Features
Evolutionary DRAM technology enables 3.2Gbps and faster
Items LPDDR3 LPDDR4 Comments
Speed
CLK 400-800MHz
(~1066MHz w/ LP3E) 800-1600MHz
2X, Pursues higher
speed
CMD/ADDR DDR SDR -
DQ DDR DDR
Band Width 12.8GB/s+ (2ch) 25.6GB/s+ (2ch) 2X
Voltage VDD2/VDDQ/VDD1 1.2/1.2/1.8 1.1/1.1/1.8 Total Pd 10%↓
Architecture
[# o Ch & DQs]/ Die x32 2x16 IDD4 20% ↓
# of Bank/channel 8 8 -
Page Size 4K 2K IDD0 10%↓
BL 8 16 32B/ch
Interface
I/O interface HSUL LVSTL 40% I/O power reduction (vs. POD) DQ ODT
No term (VDDQterm option)
VSSQ Term
CA ODT No term VSS term Optional
Vref External Internal
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Innovative Low Power Interface - LVSTL
LVSTL (Low Voltage Swing Terminated Logic)
• High frequency operation with less IO power consumption
• No DC power consumption when driving “low”
• Lower Cio, small Xtalk and SSN, because of small swing
• Stronger reference plane
• Easy voltage scaling
0
2
4
6
8
10
CTT POD_VDDQ LVSTL_VSSQ
DDR3 DDR4 LPDDR4
(mW/Gbps/pin)
32% 40%
VDDQ
VOH
LPDDR4 LVSTL I/O Power by Interfaces
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LPDDR4 3.2Gbps and Beyond
LPDDR4 LVSTL enables stable 3.2Gbps with 70% UI • Initial SI study result shows prominent 4.3Gbps with 60% UI @ 350mV swing
• Further enhancement by reducing trace length, optimizing channel - SOC/PKG/DRAM and lower Cio
3.2Gbps Data Eye Diagram (ODT=60ohm) 4.3Gbps Data Eye Diagram (ODT=60ohm)
218 140
Over 70% Over 60%
Source : Samsung
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Close Collaboration for Timing Closure
Less than half of UI & Less than 1/3 of Amplitude
• Accurate simulation Board level verification Set level optimization
• Verification/test/FA tools required
LPDDR3-1600Mbps LPDDR3-1866Mbps LPDDR4-3200Mbps
[Real scale]
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Training schemes
I/O signal timings are optimized through training schemes that compensate system variations
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Scheme Purpose
CA Training Align CA bus inputs to the CLK center
DQ Read Training Train the DQ outputs
ZQ Calibration Calibrate the Output Driver Strength
Write Leveling Align DQS inputs to the CLK
Write Training (Write/Read DQ FIFO)
Align Data inputs to the DQS
VREF Training Train the VREF level
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Power-efficiency Enhanced Architecture
Core Power reduction by adopting advanced architectures with low power attributes
x16
BL16
x32
BL8
LPDDR4 : Activated Page 2KB(1Kx16)
32Byte
~20% IDD4 reduction ~10% IDD0 reduction
x16
32Byte
LPDDR3 : Activated Page 4KB(1Kx32)
Low Power 32-bit Architecture Access Granularity & Page-size/Ch
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Power Efficiency by DRAM Technology
More than 40% power efficiency improvement by adopting new architecture, new circuitry and low VDD
LP3_1600 LP3_1866 LP3_2133 LP3_4Ch LP4 WIO2
ODT
I/O
Core
12.8GB/s 14.6GB/s 17GB/s 25.6GB/s
DDR4
Source : Samsung
-40%
mW/GB
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Power Saving with Advanced Technology
LPDDR4 consumes less power than LPDDR3 for performing some tasks
Time
Current
Active
Standby
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LPDDR3
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Power Saving with Advanced Technology
LPDDR4 consumes less power than LPDDR3 for performing some tasks
Time
Current
Active
Standby
Power(Area)@LP4 << Power@LP3
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LPDDR3 LPDDR4
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LPDDR4 positioning
Possibility to expand market acceptance with its high Bandwidth and low Power characteristics
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HPC
uServer
DT/NB
Tablet
Smartphone /Feature Phone
Computing Power
Power Performance
Applications
LPDDRx LPDDRx
DDRx/LP3
DDRx
DDRx
Solutions
Time
Form-factor Power
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LPDDR4 positioning
Possibility to expand market acceptance with its high Bandwidth and low Power characteristics
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HPC
uServer
DT/NB
Tablet
Smartphone /Feature Phone
Computing Power
Power Performance
Applications
LPDDRx LPDDRx
DDRx/LP3
DDRx
DDRx
LPDDRx
DDRx
DDRx/LP4(?)
Solutions
Time
Form-factor Power
Bandwidth TCO
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New Technology is just Around the Corner
Expect LPDDR4 production in ‘15
‘13 ‘14 ‘15
Industry (Est.) Definition Evaluation Production
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