Elpida Memory Ships Samples of Industry's First 2 Gigabyte DDR2 Registered DIMMs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2003 New Modules Provide High-End Server Applications with High-Density, High-Speed Performance in a Low-Power Environment Elpida Memory Elpida Memory, Inc. (エルピーダメモリ株式会社 , Inc (Elpida) today announced that it has shipped samples of the industry's first 2 Gigabyte 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 registered dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) geared towards delivering high-density, high-speed performance, as well as low-power consumption, to the high-end server market. 2 Gigabyte is the highest density DDR2 module currently available for servers and is unmatched in the industry in terms performance. The modules also support 1.8V operation, thus offering a 50% power reduction over DDR at 400 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) operation. The new 2 Gigabyte module (PC2-4300) is the latest addition to Elpida's comprehensive DDR2 registered DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module product family that also includes 512 Megabyte and 1 Gigabyte densities. "High-end servers demand the unique high-density, high-speed, power-efficient performance made possible by Elpida's PC2-4300 registered DIMMs," said Jun Kitano, director of Technical Marketing at Elpida Memory (USA). "As a leader in DDR2 technology, Elpida offers its customers the highest data transfer rates, coupled with highest system performance available for server platforms." Elpida's new DDR2 DIMMs transfer data at a rate of 4.3 Gigabytes per second, and they are based on 512 Megabit DDR2 SDRAM See SDRAM. devices that operate up to 533 Mbps. The modules contain thirty-six 512 Megabit DDR2 FBGA-packaged devices that have been stacked and mounted on the DIMMs using Elpida's unique stacking technology. The modules are organized as 256M words x 72-bits x 2 ranks, and they support Error Checking and Correction (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) necessary for high-end server applications. By implementing 0.11-micron process technology with advanced circuit design, Elpida produces high yields of its DDR2 SDRAM devices, thus allowing stable production of the 2 Gigabyte DDR2 module. Mass production of the new module is scheduled for Q2 2004. About Elpida Memory, Inc. Elpida Memory, Inc. is a manufacturer 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) 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 Elpida has been in operation since April 2000. For more information, visit www.elpida.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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