Xiaomi and CXMT say the Xiaomi 18 Fold smartphone will debut CXMT's LPDDR6 DRAM chips, alongside Xiaomi's in-house 3nm Xring O3 SoC, launching in September (Summer Zhen/Reuters)
China's top memory chipmaker, CXMT (688825.SS), will supply its latest LPDDR6 DRAM chips for Xiaomi's upcoming flagship folding phone, the companies said on Saturday.
Xiaomi and CXMT have announced that the upcoming Xiaomi 18 Fold smartphone will feature CXMT's LPDDR6 DRAM chips. According to Investing.com, these chips have entered mass production and will be used alongside Xiaomi's in-house 3nm Xring O3 SoC.
The companies confirmed that the new foldable smartphone is scheduled for release in September. This development marks a significant advancement in CXMT's memory technology, with LPDDR6 being the company's most advanced dynamic random-access memory chip for mobile devices.
CXMT's progress narrows its technology gap with global memory chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The company recently reported a sharp first-half swing to profit in its first earnings release since going public, with revenue surging 874% from a year earlier to 150.3 billion yuan ($22.36 billion).
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