SK hynix Inc. announced today that it has become the first in the industry to complete the Intel Data Center Certified process to apply 256 GB DDR5 RDIMM - a high capacity server module based on 32 Gb fifth-generation 10 nm-class (1b) DRAM - to Intel Xeon 6 platform. As an Intel Data Center Certified system/platform, 256 GB DDR5 RDIMM has completed extensive testing and rigorous validation by Intel's Advanced Data Center Development Laboratory, and is now the industry's first server module verified to provide reliable performance, compatibility and quality when combined with Intel Xeon processors. SK hynix has previously obtained similar validation in January this year for its 16 Gb fourth-generation 10 nm-class (1a) die-based 256 GB product.

By becoming the first in the industry to validate compatibility with Intel's latest server platform, SK hynix is demonstrating technological leadership in high-capacity DDR5 modules. Based on this, the company will expand cooperation with major global data center operators and continue to lead the next-generation memory market in response to rapidly increasing demand from server customers. In this new AI-driven infrastructure environment, memory has emerged as a critical determinant of performance. As AI inference models evolve beyond generating simple response to performing complex logical processes, the volume of data that must be processed in real time is growing exponentially. To manage these massive data sets swiftly and reliably, high-capacity and high-performance memory has become indispensable - driving a sharp increase in market demand.