Inphi(R) Corporation Advances JEDEC-Ratified Advanced Memory Buffer Standard With Critical Extensions for Next-Generation Servers and Communications Devices.SAN FRANCISCO -- Inphi is the First to Support All 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 Specifications, Including Voltage Margining, Required by All Server OEMs to Improve the Reliability and Predictability Anticipating the continuing demand for high-speed communications and overall system performance for networking and communications applications such as servers and workstations, Inphi(R) Corporation (www.inphi-corp.com), an exhibitor in the Memory Community of the 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. , announced it has developed Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB AMB Ambient AMB Ambassador AMB Amber AMB Ambulance AMB Associação Médica Brasileira (Brazil) AMB Ambulatory AMB Advanced Memory Buffer (FBDIMM control unit on DRAM) ) extensions to the standard being developed by JEDEC, all of which will be available as part of the company's ExacTik(R) Family of DDR/DDR2 solutions. "Servers and other high-performance platforms continue to demand higher throughput and density for improving overall system performance," said Mian Quddus, Chairman of the JEDEC Board of Directors and the JEDEC Memory Module Committee. "Advanced memory buffer devices, such as those planned by Inphi Corporation, are designed to help OEMs reap the benefits of the most innovative and high-performance memory technology in 2006 and into the future." These extensions, the first in the industry, deliver higher performance with lower latency and lower power consumption, enabling server memory module suppliers and DRAM manufacturers to produce some of the industry's best solutions at extremely low costs. AMB is a key enabling technology behind the increased bandwidths and large memory capacities characteristic of emerging FB-DIMM platforms. Working closely with OEMs and DRAM manufacturers, and leveraging its expertise in production-proven SerDes technology, Inphi developed extensions for At-speed Testing, Customizable Verification and Debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. Environments, and Timing Margining. These extensions are critical for designers working on next-generation servers which require high performance, and large memory arrays. Inphi's AMB technology is the first to include margin testing, a function deemed essential by all server manufacturers. In addition to improving price and performance, these extensions enable field analysis and improved system fault isolation by server OEMs. "We worked hand-in-hand with the industry's leading system OEMs and DRAM manufacturers to develop the features and performance they wanted in final systems," said Desi desi Indian English Adjective indigenous or local Noun informal a person considered to be of South Asian origin [Hindi] Rhoden, chairman of the JEDEC Memory Committee and executive vice president of Inphi Corporation. "Inphi is pursuing industry standardization of these extensions through JEDEC to ensure they are readily available in the market." The AMB interface is responsible for handling FB-DIMM channel and memory requests to and from the local 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 and for forwarding the requests to other DIMMs. Compared to existing registered DIMM technology, FB-DIMMs provide memory capacities up to 24 times higher -- 192 gigabytes (GB) vs. 8 GB -- and bandwidth up to four times faster -- 40 gigabytes per second (GB/s) vs. 10 GB/s -- when used with 1-gigabit x 4-bit 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 2-800 DRAM. FB-DIMM technology also uses low-signal pins and only 69 pins per channel, whereas existing DIMMs need 240 pins per channel. Accordingly, because FB-DIMMs require a high-performance memory buffer, the AMB's unique channel structure mitigates buffer latency issues typical in registered DIMM technology. The ExacTik Family Inphi's ExacTik family of CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. timing devices for computing applications is the most comprehensive and highest performing in the industry. Every part meets or exceeds JEDEC specifications and delivers accuracy required at low-cost for next generation DDR2 applications. The ExacTik family includes timing devices for memory clocking, and other server, workstation and notebook applications and is characterized by the highest performance in terms of jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle , slew rates, lock times and skew (1) The misalignment of a document or punch card in the feed tray or hopper that prohibits it from being scanned or read properly. (2) In facsimile, the difference in rectangularity between the received and transmitted page. . About Inphi Corporation Founded in November 2000, Inphi Corporation is a privately held electronic components company based in Westlake Village, California Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 8,368 at the 2000 census. This city located in the Conejo Valley is known for its affluence and secluded character, and is considered one of the wealthier communities in the Greater Los . Inphi delivers high-speed precision integrated circuits that optimize power, performance, and size, enabling customers to build the highest performance, most cost-competitive telecommunications, data communications, and instrumentation systems. Additional information about the company can be found at www.inphi-corp.com. |
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