Samsung First with Intel Validation for Rambus DRAM.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)--April 23, 1999-- - Samsung is the first RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Pronounced "r-d-ram." A dynamic RAM chip technology from Rambus, Inc., Los Altos, CA (www.rambus.com). Rambus licensed its memory designs to semiconductor companies, which manufactured the chips. (R) manufacturer to receive Intel validation for its 72M and 144M Rambus DRAMs - The ramp of RDRAM will start in September Samsung Semiconductor Inc.'s Rambus(R) DRAM successfully passed Intel's RDRAM Validation Test, making Samsung the first company in the industry to receive such validation for its mass-produced samples. This test validates that Samsung can produce a RDRAM that is fully compliant with the RDRAM specification from Rambus. Samsung's 72M and 144M RDRAMs have been tested and proven to be compatible with the RDRAM specification. "This validation is an important milestone on the road to a successful launch in the third quarter of 1999," stated Avo Kanadjian, senior vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor. "Samsung's unwavering commitment to Rambus technology has helped the industry overcome challenges, and has propelled us to the forefront of the Rambus revolution." Intel currently operates an independent Validation Program to test the operation, functionality and electrical characteristics of RDRAMs, similar to the program used with PC100 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. . The capability for completing the validation test is provided by Rambus. The results and recommendations of the tests are then given to the memory provider. Samsung began mass production of the 72M RDRAM in January, broad sampling of the 144M RDRAM in February, and has been supplying them to customers worldwide. This recent step is significant in that it ensures adequate supply of RDRAM from Samsung for RDRAM-based systems. As the company shifts its focus from SDRAMs (synchronous DRAM Synchronous DRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory ) to RDRAMs, it plans to increase production capacity of 128/144M RDRAMs to meet anticipated customer requirements. By the year 2001, the RDRAM market is expected to grow to US$13.5 billion, for a 50% share of the main memory market. "We have been very pleased with Samsung's ability to ship large quantities of RDRAM samples over the last quarter, and we are excited to see its 72M and 144M parts have passed validation criteria," said Peter MacWilliams, an Intel Fellow and director of platform architecture for Intel Architecture Labs Intel Architecture Labs, also known as IAL, was the Personal Computer system research and development arm of Intel Corporation during the 1990s. IAL was created by Intel Vice-President Ron Whittier together with Craig Kinnie and Steven McGeady to develop the hardware and . "We look forward to Samsung shipping substantial production volumes of RDRAM in the late third quarter and fourth quarter to support the RDRAM ramp." About Samsung Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korean-based Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. . Samsung's semiconductor division is the sixth-largest semiconductor manufacturer, and the leading producer of memory products in the world. Samsung was the first company to introduce the 128-Megabit DDR DRAM See DDR. , the 144-Megabit Rambus DRAM and the 256-Megabit Synchronous DRAM. Samsung was the first with working silicon for the 1-Gigabit DRAM, delivering samples to major OEMs in 1998. Samsung was also the first to announce working Merged DRAM and Logic technology, and currently claims the largest applications portfolio of MDL-based products. Samsung Semiconductor's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters are located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . For more information, please visit our website: http://www.samsungsemi.com. ---------- Rambus, RDRAM and the Rambus logo are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. |
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