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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Anton Shilov

China's banned memory-maker CXMT unveils surprising new chipmaking capabilities despite crushing US export restrictions — DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 displayed

CXMT headquarters.

Like many China-based semiconductor producers that have been hit with U.S. export restrictions, CXMT is one of the companies that prefers to fly under the U.S. government’s radar, so it rarely shares its achievements publicly. Nonetheless, from time to time, the company has to showcase its latest products to attract potential customers. Recently, the company disclosed that it had developed DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 memory devices for PCs and mobile devices, according to @tphuang.

CXMT didn't disclose which fabrication process it used to produce its latest DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory devices, though it is unlikely to be a breakthrough, as the company doesn't have access to the leading-edge fab tools required to build DRAMs using sub-18nm manufacturing technologies. Nonetheless, given the speed bins and capacities offered by CXMT, it has managed to produce advanced DRAMs without leading-edge lithography or other advanced tools, which is surprising in itself.

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