Enhanced Memory Systems Introduces Low-Profile SDRAM DIMM and SODIMM Product Line.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2001 High-Performance OEM Memory Modules Target Industrial PC and Server, Communication and Embedded Systems Applications Includes Densities from 32Mbytes to 1Gbyte Enhanced Memory Systems, a subsidiary of Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq:RMTR RMTR Redesigned Missile Tracking Radar ) and a leading supplier of specialty memory modules, today announced a new family of Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. ) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) and Small Outline DIMM (storage) Small Outline DIMM - (SO-DIMM) A smaller kind of DIMM with 72 pins (supporting 32-bit transfers) or 144 pins (64-bit transfers). Regular DIMMs have 168 pins and support 64-bit transfers. (SODIMM (Small Outline-DIMM) A DIMM module with a thinner profile due to the use of TSOP chip packages. SODIMMs are commonly used in laptop computers. See memory module and TSOP. ) products. The family of memory modules includes densities from 32 Mbytes to 1Gbyte, which enable Enhanced Memory Systems to offer a comprehensive line of DIMM products in addition to quick-turn module customization and fast delivery to OEM system manufacturers. The low-profile 168-pin DIMM and the 144-pin SODIMM memory modules both conform to the JEDEC The division of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) that deals with semiconductor standards (officially, the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association of EIA). JEDEC was formed in 1958 when the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council (JETEC) split into two Joint Electron Device standards and meet the height requirements of 1U rack mount systems. In addition, the low latency CAS2 PC133 DIMM products are the fastest SDRAM modules available for standard PC applications. The registered DIMM products offer capacities up to 1Gbyte for server and workstation applications, while the SODIMM products target notebook computer and embedded systems applications. "Our new line of high-performance SDRAM DIMM products expands upon our EDRAM (1) (Enhanced DRAM) A high-speed DRAM chip developed by Ramtron International Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO. It allowed overlap of a read at the trailing end of a write operation to obtain its speed. , ESDRAM ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Ram and HSDRAM HSDRAM High Speed Dynamic Random Access Memory HSDRAM High Speed Synchronous Dynamic Ram module business that has served communications, DSP, and RAID disk markets since 1992," said David Bondurant, vice president of marketing at Enhanced Memory Systems. "The inclusion of CAS2 and standard PC133, registered and Small Outline DIMM modules expands our market to specialty PC, workstation, server, and portable computer markets." About Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. Enhanced Memory Systems develops and markets patented EDRAM(R) and ESRAM(TM) high-performance specialty memories that combine fast DRAM and SRAM on one chip. Enhanced Memory Systems is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. , and is a subsidiary of Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq:RMTR). Infineon Technologies recently acquired 20 percent of Enhanced in return for advanced technology wafer capacity and DRAM design technology. Visit Enhanced Memory Systems on the Web at www.edram.com. About Ramtron International Corporation Ramtron develops and markets patented FRAM(R) memories, a new generation of semiconductor memory that combines high-performance and low-power operation with the ability to store data in the absence of power. Due to the product's unique advantages, FRAM memories are expected to revolutionize a variety of electronic consumer and industrial products. Ramtron also develops and markets ultra-high-performance memory products through its subsidiary, Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. For more information about Ramtron and its products, contact: Communications Department, Ramtron International Corporation, 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 80921. Telephone is 800-545-FRAM (3726); FAX is 719-481-9294; e-mail address is info@ramtron.com. Homepage is www.ramtron.com. Product photographs available at http://www.edram.com/press/photos.html Note to Editors: EDRAM and FRAM are registered trademarks of Ramtron International Corporations. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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