As DDR chip shortages continue to impact the electronics industry—driving up terminal product costs, raising R&D expenses, and delaying project timelines—Rockchip is addressing the challenge through technical upgrades and open resource sharing.
The company’s mainstream SoC platforms, including the RK3588, RK3576, and RK3568, support multiple types of DDR memory, providing critical flexibility for mass production during the supply crunch. At its 9th Developer Conference, Rockchip presented the session “Addressing the DDR Shortage,” offering in-depth technical solutions to help partners maintain production continuity.
The session broke down key DDR parameters such as capacity distribution and interface speeds, and introduced three core strategies—adjustment, mixing, and substitution—to mitigate shortages of DDR4 and LPDDR4. Notably, the RK3588 and RK3576 series already support LPDDR5/5X, offering a competitive solution for mid- to high-end AIoT applications.
o further support the industry, Rockchip has launched three practical initiatives:
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Releasing exclusive training materials on DDR shortage countermeasures.
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Accelerating chip verification through partnerships and technical documentation.
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Rolling out support for specialized memory configurations, including POP packaging, eMCP, uMCP, and multi-chip combinations.
The company advises partners to evaluate performance impacts when adopting specialized memory topologies and to strictly control DDR quality through multiple verification stages.
