EDN

400-MHz DDR DRAM face uncertain support

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The latest flavor of double-data-rate DRAM is facing an uncertain future as memory vendors butt heads over whether the 400-MHz chips will go beyond “boutique” status and find ...
EDN

Infineon claims smallest 1-Gbit DDR DRAM

MUNICH — Infineon Technologies AG said Tuesday (Aug. 26) it has shipped first samples of its 1-Gbit Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) to some customers, and claimed that its 1-Gbit DRAM ...
Digi Times

ENE Technology warns DDR shortage may hit revenue, eyes drones for growth

ENE Technology said persistent shortages of DDR memory could weigh on revenue over the next two quarters, as tight supplies of DRAM and storage chips continue to pressure notebook and smartphone ...
CNET

Commentary: High stakes in the DRAM market

Rambus has said that if the courts uphold its patent claims on synchronous and Double Data Rate (DDR) DRAM technologies, it may deny the right to use those technologies to the targets of its lawsuits- ...
Electronic Design

DRAM Advances Splinter To Meet Many System Needs

Designers can choose from different strngths of SDRAM, RDRAM, DDR1/2, GDDR, and XDR to fit specific applications. During its 30-plus years, the venerable dynamic RAM has undergone a series of ...
Semiconductor Engineering

DRAM Choices Becoming Central Design Considerations

Chipmakers are paying much closer attention to various DRAM options as they grapple with what goes on-chip or into a package, elevating attached memory to a critical design element that can affect ...
CNET

Memory makers move to match Intel

Memory manufacturers are shifting gears to boost production of a high-speed version of double data rate DRAM, the result of a shift in the Intel product line. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...
Computerworld

It’s still alive: DDR5 memory is on the way

More DDR memory is on the way, despite many predictions that its time would soon be up. Development of specifications for the new DDR5 DRAM has started, and it will be finalized next year, JEDEC, a ...
Electronic Design

DDR DRAM Packs 512 Mb

Designed for consumer applications, the EDD5116AFTA and EDD5108AFTA integrate 512 Mb of DDR DRAM, organized as either 32M words x 16-bits or 64M words x 8-bits. The devices employ 90-nm process ...
ZDNet

Intel laptops get a memory boost

Intel laptops got a speed boost on Wednesday, as Taiwan's Via Technologies released the first chipset allowing the Pentium mobile chips to use a next-generation form of memory called DDR (double ...
Computerworld

Will rising DRAM prices mean less memory?

Rising dynamic RAM prices could mean bad news for users who hope to find cheap computers packed with lots of memory. A three-month rally in memory prices is causing discomfort among PC makers and may ...