Re:AMD Returns to Full-Year Profitability, Forecasts Strong ...
by dragontamer on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @02:06PM
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DDR3 prices trend upwards because fewer and fewer companies make it anymore.
LPDDR3 has one slight advantage: an advanced sleep state which uses less than 1/10th the power than normal sleep. Laptops, tablets, and cell phones use this sleep state regularly to remain in "suspended mode" for extended periods of time.
DDR4 cannot do this. As such, LPDDR3 still has some demand in the mobile marketplace, despite fewer fab-labs making it. As such, I'd expect DDR3 prices to go up.
LPDDR4 has the advanced sleep state, but is unsupported by Intel / AMD processors.
LPDDR3 has one slight advantage: an advanced sleep state which uses less than 1/10th the power than normal sleep. Laptops, tablets, and cell phones use this sleep state regularly to remain in "suspended mode" for extended periods of time.
DDR4 cannot do this. As such, LPDDR3 still has some demand in the mobile marketplace, despite fewer fab-labs making it. As such, I'd expect DDR3 prices to go up.
LPDDR4 has the advanced sleep state, but is unsupported by Intel / AMD processors.