Samsung and Qualcomm Collaborate to Enhance In-Vehicle Infotainment and Driver Assistance Systems

Automotive LPDDR4X memory passes qualification with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis

Expanded automotive memory solutions lineup to ensure long-term supply chain stability

Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced the successful qualification of Samsung’s automotive LPDDR4X memory for use with the Snapdragon^® Digital Chassis^™ from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The LPDDR4X memory is set to be applied in premium in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

Samsung’s automotive LPDDR4X qualification signifies the company’s dedicated long-term support of customers with a variety of new products and technologies for automotive applications. This also helps ensure robust supply chain stability and enhanced support for ecosystem partners who are utilizing the Snapdragon Digital Chassis.

“With a broad automotive lineup of AEC-Q100¹-qualified DRAM and NAND products, Qualcomm Technologies is an ideal partner to work with for long-term customer solutions,” said Hyunduk Cho, Vice President and Head of the Automotive Group at Samsung Electronics’ Memory Business. “Through Samsung’s leadership in design, manufacturing and packaging for memory solutions, our work with Qualcomm Technologies can help support rapid development cycles while ensuring reliability, verification and exceptional product control, which are essential for the automotive industry.”

Samsung is also developing its next-generation automotive LPDDR5, and samples are expected to be available within the fourth quarter of this year. The LPDDR5 product will be able to support the highest speed currently available in the automotive memory market at up to 9.6 gigabits-per-second (Gbps), even in extreme temperatures.

¹ The AEC-Q100 standard is a stress-test qualification for packaged integrated circuits (ICs) used in automotives.