{"id":514868,"date":"2026-06-28T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/514868\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:26:11","slug":"samsung-is-paving-the-way-for-next-generation-smartphone-soc-packaging-squeezing-half-the-lpddr5x-chip-size-on-its-exynos-2600-with-no-performance-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/514868\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Is Paving The Way For Next-Generation Smartphone SoC Packaging, Squeezing Half The LPDDR5X Chip Size On Its Exynos 2600 With No Performance Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As smartphone chipsets get more advanced generation after generation, they\u2019ll also be prone to excessive heat, thanks to packing all that performance under the hood. Looking at the direction that these SoCs are headed, Samsung could define a new packaging standard with the <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/exynos-2600-officially-announced-as-first-samsung-2nm-gaa-chipset\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exynos 2600<\/a>, as the LPDDR5X RAM chip paired with the latter is half the size of the standard module and comes with no performance loss at all.<\/p>\n<p>Custom LPDDR5X RAM size has been made exclusively for the Exynos 2600, but Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could also adopt the new packaging<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The older PoP (Package-on-Package), where the RAM chip is stacked on top of the SoC, will eventually become a distant memory, as Samsung\u2019s Heat Pass Block technology succeeds it and likely becomes the new standard for Qualcomm and MediaTek. Thanks to the images shared by yeux1122\u2019s blog, we can see that the LPDDR5X RAM chip paired with the Exynos 2600 is significantly smaller, featuring 15 pins instead of 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s impressive about this approach is that the custom LPDDR5X module has been developed without any performance loss, with a second image showing a major contrast between the Exynos 2600 and older chipsets. The Heat Path Block (HPB) heatsink is clearly shown on top of the 2nm silicon die.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Exynos-2600-HPB-and-DRAM-packaging-outline-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Exynos-2600-HPB-and-DRAM-packaging-outline-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A close-up of a Samsung K3LK4G44MM 516 DRAM module on a circuit board.\" class=\"wp-image-1730688\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at this packaging, it\u2019s safe to assume that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, which was previously revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-schematic-with-samsung-hpb-show-in-new-leak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feature HPB<\/a>, will also adopt smaller LPDDR5X and LPDDR6 RAM modules since there are ample benefits to this approach with no drawbacks. While the rumor claims that custom DRAM chips will exclusively be designed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/roundup\/samsung-exynos-2700-specifications-features-launch-roundup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exynos 2700<\/a>, it\u2019s possible that Samsung also directs supply to Qualcomm and MediaTek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned above, with smartphone chipsets becoming powerful and power-hungry, the jump to improved and cutting-edge lithography isn\u2019t going to cut it anymore. We\u2019ve also discussed that despite the iPhone 17 Pro Max featuring a beefy vapor chamber for the A19 Pro, its power limit <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/new-results-show-smartphone-thermal-capabilities-have-hit-a-wall-in-cooling-chipsets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cannot go beyond 6W sustained<\/a>\u00a0as the chipset begins to thermal throttle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Exynos-2600-HPB-and-DRAM-packaging-outline-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Exynos-2600-HPB-and-DRAM-packaging-outline-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A presentation slide titled 'Package Analyze-DRAM Package' compares Exynos 2600, SM8850, Google Tensor G3, and Apple A17Pro chip configurations, including a visual of pad number '563' and DRAM die number '8'.\" class=\"wp-image-1730687\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Package-on-Package\u2019s limitations are exactly why Apple is moving to newer packaging with the A20 Pro, but it\u2019ll be slightly different from Samsung\u2019s<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aforementioned limitation explains why the <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/roundup\/apple-a20-pro-first-iphone-2nm-chipsets-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A20 Pro<\/a>, Apple\u2019s first 2nm SoC, is moving to WMCM (Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module) packaging, which shifts the DRAM chip to the side instead of being on top of the silicon, as shown in a <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/a20-pro-packaging-with-bigger-npu-shown-on-iphone-18-pro-motherboard-leak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous logic board leak<\/a>. This packaging differs from Samsung\u2019s Exynos 2600, but the underlying principle for this shift is the same. Traditional packaging is no longer suited to these chipsets, and hopefully the industry will accept this change with open arms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"source\">News Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/m.blog.naver.com\/PostView.naver?blogId=yeux1122&amp;logNo=224329391022&amp;navType=by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">yeux1122&#8217;s blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/author\/omarsohail\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Omar.jpg\" alt=\"Omar Sohail Photo\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout the <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/author\/omarsohail\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">author<\/a>:  Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/topic\/gadgets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mobile<\/a> section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. 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