China’s CXMT to supply memory chip for Xiaomi’s upcoming folding phone

HONG KONG: China’s top memory chipmaker, CXMT, will supply its latest LPDDR6 DRAM chips for Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship folding phone, the companies said on Saturday.

ChangXin Memory Technologies has started mass production of LPDDR6, which will supply Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s new foldable phone ‌18 Fold, ⁠CXMT posted ⁠on China’s Weibo social media platform. LPDDR6 arrived less than a year after CXMT mass-produced the previous generation of LPDDR5 chips.

Xiaomi, one of ​the world’s largest smartphone makers, confirmed the plan on its official Weibo account. The companies said the new foldable ​phone will be released in September.