Samsung's DDR400 Memory Modules Equip Notebooks With The Power of Desktop PCs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 1GB SO-DIMM See SODIMM. SO-DIMM - Small Outline DIMM Now in Volume Production to Support the PC Industry's Migration to Notebook Form-Factor Samsung, the world leader in advanced semiconductor memory technology, today announced that its 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 400 1Gigabyte (GB) memory modules are in volume production and ready to support the computer industry's transition to notebook PCs that rival the memory capacity of desktop models. As the number of PC users looking to replace desktop models with slim notebooks grow, Samsung's DDR400 modules providing notebooks with desktop-like power will speed the market transition. "Samsung's DDR400 1GB memory module is the industry's first in volume production, and its availability to handle increasing demand for memory-intensive applications is expected to speed the growth of notebook sales," said Tom Quinn Tom Quinn is the fictional Senior Case Officer, Section D, at MI5's Counter-Terrorism Department, as seen in BBC spy drama Spooks. He was portrayed by actor Matthew Macfadyen until his departure in the third season. , vice president, memory sales and marketing. "This module also mitigates heat buildup associated with high-speed memory devices like the DDR400 used in the tight confines of a notebook. Samsung addressed this problem by using 0.10-micron process technology and a copper lead frame, which has excellent heat conductivity." The main memory device currently used in notebook PCs, the DDR266, is expected to give way to the DDR333 in the second half of this year. The DDR400 offers notebook users a 50 percent improvement in peak bandwidth over DDR266, and Samsung expects this device to become the memory of choice for users who require high-performance notebook computers that are lightweight and easily portable. The recent introduction of Intel's Springdale and Canterwood chipsets for high-end PCs coupled with Intel's new 400MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus (Front Side Bus) process are expected to accelerate adoption of DDR400 in the PC market. The 1GB SO-DIMM (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module) has a total of sixteen 512Mb DDR chips in an sTSOP (Shrink 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. ) package. These are arrayed in two rows and constitute the highest capacity SO-DIMM currently available for notebook PCs. Samsung's new DDR400 lineup includes 128MB, 256MB and 512MB versions consisting of 256Mb chips as well as the 512MB and 1GB versions based on 512Mb chips. According to market research from International Data Corp. (IDC), the CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate forecast through 2007 is six percent for desktop PCs compared to 13 percent for notebooks. Samsung first sampled its DDR400 modules to computer makers in February 2003, and major notebook PC manufacturers are already receiving regular shipments of the DDR400 modules. Samsung was also the first in the industry to launch volume production of DDR400 modules for desktop PCs in March 2002, generating market demand for high-performance memory. About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices in 47 countries. Samsung Electronics is the world's leading producer of advanced semiconductors, TFT-LCDs, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Device Solution Network, Digital Media Network, Telecommunication Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses. The Device Solution Network specializes in semiconductor and TFT-LCD TFT-LCD Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display display products for industrial, mobile and advanced computing applications, offering a full line of key solutions of DRAMs, SRAMs, Display Driver ICs, Smart Card ICs, TFT- LCD panels and Flash memories. The Device Solution Network operates 11 overseas sales subsidiaries and mass production facilities to maximize on hand customer support. For more information, visit our website at http://www.samsungsemi.com. Samsung Semiconductor Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is located in San Jose, Calif. More information can be found at http://www.usa.samsungsemi.com. Samsung Semiconductor Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and London, UK with sales offices all over Europe. More information can be found at http://www.samsungsemi.de. |
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