Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it is set to mass-produce what it claims is the most advanced version of a type of memory commonly used in PCs and mobile devices.

The 4-gigabit double data rate-3 modules based on 20-nanometer class technology will be used in a wide range of computing applications. Manufacturing productivity for the chips is over 30 percent higher than that of the 25-nanometer DDR3, and double that of the 30-nanometer class versions, according to Samsung. DDR3 is a modern type of dynamic random access memory.

“(The product) will rapidly expand its market base throughout the IT industry including the PC and mobile markets, quickly moving to mainstream status,” said Jun Young-hyun, executive president of the firm’s memory sales and marketing division. (Yonhap)