SK Hynix develops sixth-generation DRAM chip that uses less power By Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) – SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, said on Thursday it has developed the industry’s first sixth-generation 10-nanometer dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip, with a lower energy consumption than older models.

Vendor Nvidia (NASDAQ: ) said in a statement that the chip, called 16Gb 1c DDR5, improved energy efficiency over the previous generation chip by more than 9 percent.

This can help data centers cut electricity costs by up to 30 percent during the current artificial intelligence (AI) boom, the company said.

SK Hynix said it plans to start volume shipping of the chip next year.