Micron Technology, Inc., Announces Delivery of the Industry's First Samples of 1 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAMs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2003 Micron First to Ship High Density 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 for Next-Generation Server Platforms Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MU), has shipped the industry's first 1Gb DDR2 SDRAM components. Micron's 1.8 Volt 1Gb DDR2-400 and DDR2-533 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. components are packaged in industry standard FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga packaging and are manufactured on 0.11 micron process technology. The combination of high-speed and high-density provided by Micron's 1Gb DDR2 components enable next generation server technology. "Micron's early demonstration of 1Gb DDR2 is another major industry milestone for us," said Terry Lee, Executive Director of Advanced Technology and Strategic Marketing for Micron's Computing and Consumer Group. "Micron is the only memory supplier to have shipped samples of 256Mb, 512Mb, and 1Gb DDR2 components to major customers. We continue to increase our leadership by delivering new technology in advance of our competition, and by providing a broad portfolio of the most advanced products to our customers. With all three generations of DDR2 we are able to provide module densities ranging from 128MB to 4GB, meeting the needs of desktop, portable, and server applications." Micron is taking a leadership role in providing advanced memory technology to server, desktop, and notebook computing customers. The company is leading server enablement with first samples of 1Gb DDR2 components, first samples of 1Gb DDR components manufactured on 0.11 micron process technology, and first samples of 4GB DDR SDRAM 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 modules. Micron provided early samples of both 256Mb and 512Mb DDR2 components and was the first to validate 256Mb DDR2 components with Intel. Micron is the only memory company to demonstrate high speed, high density DDR and DDR2 platforms to enable both desktop and server customers. Micron also worked very closely with leading graphics providers to define next generation Graphics DDR SDRAM (GDDR GDDR Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart GDDR Graphics Double Data Rate 3) and was the first to sample GDDR3 components to multiple graphics providers. Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, Flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its Web site at www.micron.com. |
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