Micron Technology, Inc., demos industry's first 0.11 micron 1 Gigabit DDR SDRAMS.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., has demonstrated the industry's first 1Gigabit (Gb) Double Data Rate (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 ) synchronous DRAM Synchronous DRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (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 manufactured on 0.11 micron process technology. Micron's 2.5 Volt 1Gb DDR SDRAM components are packaged in industry standard 400 mil TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package) A very thin, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with gull-wing pins on its two short sides. TSOPs are about a third as thick as SOJ chips. See gull-wing lead, SOP, SOJ and chip package. packages and they meet the leading-edge bandwidth requirements of DDR SDRAM memory systems. "Micron's early demonstration of this technology is a major industry milestone," said Terry Lee, Executive Director of Advanced Technology and Strategic Marketing for Micron's Computing and Consumer Group. "We continue to lead the industry in DDR SDRAM technology development and system implementation. We are enabling our customers through early demonstration of emerging memory technologies as well as through development of the tools needed to effectively utilize memory technology in advanced system development." Micron offers a broad range of DDR SDRAM products to meet the diverse needs of desktop, portable, networking and graphics applications. The 1Gb DDR SDRAM meets the demand for high-bandwidth and low latency while increasing the memory density needed for future high-end desktop, server and mainframe applications. Initially, the 1Gb DDR SDRAM will be used in 4 Gigabyte (GB) 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, providing the higher memory density needed in server applications. Micron is manufacturing the 1Gb DDR SDRAM on 0.11 micron process technology, the most advanced process technology in the industry. |
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