DDR4 made in China is seen in what could be the end of the current oligopoly

Robert Sole 3 June, 2020

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China's growth seems unstoppable globally, especially in the technology sector, despite pressure from the United States . The Asian giant is investing heavily to produce its own chips and technological solutions. Xi'an UnilC Semiconductors (UnilC) has just released the first DDR4 RAM module manufactured entirely in China.

We are not talking that the PCB, the controller or the memories have been manufactured in China, but the whole set. The DRAM chips, controller, PCB and drivers of the unit have been developed and manufactured entirely in China. This is the first DDR4 unit listed as 100% 'Made in China', which is a really very important milestone.

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DDR4 made in China in its entirety has already started to be distributed

China for decades has allowed companies around the world to open factories in their country without restrictions. This has allowed the Asian giant to earn billions of dollars that it has been reinvesting in its own factories. He has quietly been training and hiring great engineers, which is beginning to translate into results. Hence the concern of the United States, which in less than a decade could cease to be the richest nation in the world.

Returning to the subject, all the components of this RAM memory have been entirely developed, manufactured and assembled in China. And it is that the Asian giant has long been producing DRAM chips, NAND Flash memories or even processors. But all of these products were far from competitive in the global market, until now.

Specifically, this first kit has two DDR4 modules of 8GB each. These modules work at a frequency of 2.400MHz and have latencies CL17-17-17-39. The working frequency can be increased up to 2.667MHz with CL18 latencies. For both cases the working voltage is 1.2V, which is a very interesting data.

We are talking about DDR4 modules made in China quite simple and that do not integrate passive heatsink, or what the same, DRAM modules are exposed. It is simply a first step, but it puts the Chinese industry on the map. We could see in a couple of years competitive modules and manufacturers recognized and used in millions of systems that start using these chips.