Viking First To Receive Industry's Highest Certification for 1 GB Modules Based on Intel OCPRF100 Platform; Viking 1 GB T4 Memory Modules Qualify For CMTL Gold Certification Status.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2000 Viking Components, one of three memory manufacturers to attain exclusive Gold Certification status from CMTL CMTL Chief Military Training Leader CMTL Center for Mathematics, Teaching and Learning (SM) (Computer Memory Test Labs), Wednesday announced it is the first in the industry to have its 1 GB 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. PC100 T4 memory modules qualify for CMTL Gold Certification on the Intel(R) OCPRF100 platform. Memory modules that receive CMTL Gold Certification have been qualified to a higher level of testing beyond the normal functionality and compatibility testing on Intel-based servers and workstations. Gold Certified memory modules must also meet certain PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. structural integrity specifications and manufacturing requirements that guarantee quality, reliability and compliance with all Intel specifications. "CMTL's ability to perform actual functional testing in the exact environment in which the modules will be used is superior to other test labs in the industry that can only perform characterization on ATE equipment," said Shannon Biggs, executive vice president, Viking Components. "Also, since CMTL is not a part of a module company or test equipment manufacturer, it is truly an independent test lab producing results that have become the de-facto standard for memory module functionality and system compatibility." About Viking T4 Technology The Viking T4 technology offers a double-capacity, high-density memory upgrade solution for both PC100 and PC133 systems that eliminates the disadvantages of other double-capacity modules hampered by their non-standard size, heat build up, weak exteriors and timing problems. A Gold Certified 1 GB 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 based on Viking's T4 technology is the same size as a standard 64 MB module manufactured with SOJ (Small Outline package J-lead) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip package with j-shaped pins on its two long sides. See J-lead, SOP and chip package. SOJ - Small Outline J components. By conforming to an industry approved size, Viking's T4 design ensures easy integration into standard slots without interfering with other components or adjacent slots. About Intel OCPRF100 Platform The OCPRF100 system features the Profusion(R) chipset supporting up to eight Intel Pentium III Xeon processors, 32 GB of ECC memory, 66-MHz/33-MHz 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , PCI Hot-Plug functionality and advanced System Management all in a space-efficient 7U rack mount design. About CMTL Gold Certification Program To meet the Gold Certification Program requirements, the module manufacturer must ship a minimum of 100,000 Intel Advanced Qualified modules per month, be ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 compliant, and have product Intel Advanced Qualified on all current Intel motherboards and systems. The manufacturer must also use PCBs that pass IPC-6012A Class 2 structural integrity specifications (PCBs are submitted to CMTL on a scheduled basis in order to insure continuous IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. Level 2 compliance). All Gold Certified modules must also be built in-house by the manufacturer in order to guarantee consistent manufacturing quality. Memory modules that meet the program requirements will be identified with a serialized registration sticker. The module, DRAM manufacturer, DRAM part number, PCB part number and CMTL qualification test number will also be listed on the CMTL Web site (www.cmtlabs.com) and Intel Web site (http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/). About CMTL Computer Memory Test Labs is a leading independent memory module testing laboratory that performs motherboard compatibility testing and certification for memory module vendors in the computer industry. CMTL has performed more than 1,000 Intel Advanced memory module qualifications for some of the largest memory modules manufacturers in the industry. About Viking Components Viking Components Inc. is best known for its leadership position in the computer memory, flash and communication product marketplaces. Viking offers more than 2,000 products to leading OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and , VAR and retail businesses and markets its products through a broad network of worldwide distributors and reseller chains. Viking products include SDRAM, 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 , Rambus, and EDO memory modules, CompactFlash(TM), SmartMedia(TM) and ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment PC Cards, the IntelliFlash(TM) USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. flash memory reader/writer, and USB, internal, external and PC Card modems. Viking has ISO registered facilities in its Rancho Santa Margarita headquarters (ISO 9001) and its European facility based in Dublin, Ireland (ISO 9002). For more information about Viking Components, call 800/338-2361 in the United States, +353-1466-0090 in Europe or visit the Viking Web site at www.vikingcomponents.com. |
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