Micron Claims Industry First With 667MHz FB-DIMMs
Micron Technology announced it could increase clock-speed of its Fully-Buffered DIMMs up to 667MHz, enabling future servers with higher memory bandwidth. The appropriate memory modules are tested by the company now and are expected to go into mass production sometime in the first half of 2006.
Source: X-Bit Labs“FB-DIMM and DDR2-667 is the key technology combination for high-density, high-performance memory required in next-generation bandwidth-intensive server applications. These products will begin to appear in production systems in 1H06, and Micron will be ready with a full array of FBDIMM products for server, workstation, and other market segment applications,” said Terry Lee, Executive Director of Advanced Technology and Strategic Marketing for Micron’s System Memory Group.
Micron Technology already demonstrated prototypes of its FB-DIMM products, but at lower clock-speed. The company says now it has a comprehensive lineup of FB-DIMMs for commercial production with densities from 256MB to 2GB. The firm’s Fully-Buffered Dual in-line Memory Modules with 667MHz memory chips are currently tested.
Other leading makers of memory chips and modules, such as Samsung Electronics and Elpida Memory, are also testing FB-DIMMs these days.
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