Samsung Starts Mass Production Of XDR DRAM
Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing 256Mb XDR DRAM devices, a new type of memory developed by Rambus, that targets multimedia applications that require the ability to process high-quality video, such as the latest game consoles, digital TVs, servers and workstations.
Source: X-Bit LabsThe Samsung 256Mb XDR DRAM incorporates Rambus’ Octal Data Rate process that transfers data at eight bits per clock cycle, while cranking up the transfer speed to an industry-leading 8GB/s per XDIMM. To transfer data in a stable manner at the extremely high speeds, Samsung is utilizing Differential Rambus Signal Level (DRSL) technology.
Samsung’s current XDR DRAM devices operate at 2.0GHz clock-speed, significantly reduced frequency compared to Rambus’ advertised 3.20GHz operating frequency. But Samsung said it plans to introduce a 512Mb XDR DRAM, capable of transferring data as fast as 12.8GB/s (3.20GHz) per XDIMM, during the first half of this year.
“XDR technology has tremendous potential to become a leading memory solution for today's highest-performance multimedia applications and we’re quite enthusiastic about its prospects,” said Mueez Deen, marketing director, graphics memory, Samsung Semiconductor.
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