Alakazam
03-02-2002, 02:33 PM
Samsung Electronics has introduced a 128-Megabit Double-Data-Rate Synchronous DRAM (DDR SDRAM) capable of processing data at 3.2 Gigabytes per second, the fastest DRAM available today. The DDR chip operates on a clock speed of 400MHz, so data transmission is 800Mbps With a data processing speed that is 30 percent faster than that of the 300MHz DDR SDRAM, Samsung's new 400MHz chip satisfies the high-speed requirements of today's DDR graphics memory market.
The chip operates on 2.8 volts and comes in a 12mm by 12mm 144-ball fine-pitch ball grid array (FBGA) package, the JEDEC standard for x32 DDR SDRAMs. Therefore, memory upgrades can be performed without having to replace the graphics board. Samsung Electronics completed development of the 300MHz DDR SDRAM last year. Now, the company is the first to introduce the 400MHz device, thereby maintaining its leadership position in the DDR graphics memory market.
Samsung is currently sampling its 400MHz DDR graphic memory - part number K4D26323RA-GC25 -- to major customers. The company plans to start mass production from the second quarter. DDR chips are expected to be used in up to 70 percent of all the graphics boards this year. Thus, graphics board memory requirements are quickly moving from conventional SDRAMs to DDR SDRAMs. The x32 DDR SDRAM is used in routers and network switches as well as in graphics buffer memory, which requires high-speed data processing capability. The device is also widely used in gaming platforms, set-top boxes and other consumer products.
Source....Samsung (http://www.samsung.com)
The chip operates on 2.8 volts and comes in a 12mm by 12mm 144-ball fine-pitch ball grid array (FBGA) package, the JEDEC standard for x32 DDR SDRAMs. Therefore, memory upgrades can be performed without having to replace the graphics board. Samsung Electronics completed development of the 300MHz DDR SDRAM last year. Now, the company is the first to introduce the 400MHz device, thereby maintaining its leadership position in the DDR graphics memory market.
Samsung is currently sampling its 400MHz DDR graphic memory - part number K4D26323RA-GC25 -- to major customers. The company plans to start mass production from the second quarter. DDR chips are expected to be used in up to 70 percent of all the graphics boards this year. Thus, graphics board memory requirements are quickly moving from conventional SDRAMs to DDR SDRAMs. The x32 DDR SDRAM is used in routers and network switches as well as in graphics buffer memory, which requires high-speed data processing capability. The device is also widely used in gaming platforms, set-top boxes and other consumer products.
Source....Samsung (http://www.samsung.com)