Elpida Memory's 1 Gigabyte DDR2 Small Outline-DIMM Provides Unprecedented Memory Speed, High Density and Low Power to Notebook Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. Spring 2004 TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2004 256 Megabit DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory 2 Devices Complement Elpida's DDR2 Device and Module Line-up Elpida Memory, Inc. (Elpida), Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge, the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. (DRAM), today announced that it has shipped the first 1 Gigabyte DDR2 small-outline dual in-line memory module See DIMM. (storage) Dual In-line Memory Module - Small circuit boards carrying memory integrated circuits, with signal and power pins on both sides of the board, in contrast to single-in-line memory modules (SIMM). (SO-DIMM See SODIMM. SO-DIMM - Small Outline DIMM ) that brings low-power, high-density, high-performance and small form-factor benefits to notebook PC applications. Separately, Elpida has also shipped samples of its 256 Megabit DDR2 SDRAM device that will be utilized in server and desktop applications requiring lower density modules. Elpida's extensive DDR2 product line will be displayed this week at the Intel Developer Forum, February 17-19, 2004. "DDR2 is by far the most advanced industry-standard architecture for main memory applications including notebooks, desktops, workstations and servers," said Jun Kitano, director of Technical Marketing at Elpida Memory (USA). "Elpida's new 1 Gigabyte SO-DIMM extends DDR2 architecture benefits such as high-density, high-speed performance and low-power consumption to notebook applications. Our customers can now select the optimum density device or module for their next-generation processor-based systems." Elpida's comprehensive DDR2 product portfolio now includes devices in 256 Megabit, 512 Megabit and 1 Gigabit densities. In addition to the new 1 Gigabyte SO-DIMM, Elpida also offers unbuffered modules in 512 Megabyte and 1 Gigabyte densities, and registered modules in 512 Megabyte, 1 Gigabyte and 2 Gigabyte densities. All modules are based on 512 Megabit DDR2 SDRAM devices. 1 Gigabyte DDR2 SO-DIMM Features Elpida's new 1 Gigabyte SO-DIMMs (Part numbers: EBE EBE Excédent Brut d'Exploitation (French accounting) EBE Extraterrestrial Biological Entity EBE Evidence-Based Education EBE Electron Beam Evaporation (semi-conductor industry) EBE e-Business Engineering 11UD8ABDA-5x-E; EBE11UD8ABDA-4x-E) are composed of sixteen 512 Megabit DDR2 devices stacked and mounted on the modules using Elpida's innovative stacked FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga technology (sFBGA). They are organized as 128M words x 64-bits x 2 ranks and offer data transfer rates of up to 533 Megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. (Mbps), and they are JEDEC-standard 200-pin with a 3.8 millimeter (mm) thickness. The mounted DDR2 devices (previously announced in May 2003) are built using Elpida's 0.11 micron process technology and have a 1.8V operation with a burst length of 4, 8 and a CAS Latency (CL) of 3, 4, 5. The DDR2 devices provide a 50% power savings over the previous generation DDR architecture, and they incorporate Off-Chip-Driver (OCD OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder. OCD abbr. obsessive-compulsive disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) ) and On-Die Termination (ODT See SCO Open Desktop. ODT - Open Desktop ) for improved signal quality. 256 Megabit DDR2 SDRAM Features Elpida's new 256 Megabit DDR2 devices (Part numbers: EDE2504AASE-5x/4x-E; EDE2508AASE-5x/4x-E; EDE2516AASE-5x/4x-E) are organized as 64M/32M/16M words x 4-/8-/16-bits, respectively. The new devices are built using Elpida's 0.11 micron process technology and operate at up to 533 Megabits per second (Mbps). They are available in 64- or 84-ball FBGA packages with a CAS Latency (CL) of 3, 4, 5, a burst length of 4, 8 and low, 1.8V operation. The 256 Megabit devices will form the basis for Elpida's 256 Megabyte and 512 Megabyte registered DIMMs for servers, as well as for 256 Megabyte SO-DIMMs for notebooks. The devices can also be used in the growing number of digital consumer products that are turning to DRAM for its density and performance. About Elpida Memory, Inc. Elpida Memory, Inc. is a manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) with headquarters based in Tokyo, Japan, and sales and marketing operations located in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. Elpida offers a broad range of leading-edge DRAM products. Elpida is a joint venture company formed by NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. and Hitachi on December 20, 1999 and has been in operation since April 2000. For more information, visit www.elpida.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information contained in this news release is current on the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice. |
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