Over the last few years, portable computing devices have become more popular, with notebook sales surpassing that of fully fledged desktops, while the new netbook category catching the customers' interest faster than any other product. With that in mind, the industry is moving towards the adoption of new solutions that are specifically developed to support the latest mobile computing devices. On that note, Elpida Memory, Japan's leading supplier of DDRAM, has just announced that is has developed the industry's first 2-Gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM.

Designed specifically to meet the performance and design specifications of an upcoming wave of new high-performance series of smart phones, netbooks or the increasingly popular MIDs (Mobile Interest Devices), the new mobile RAM features the highest density for a JEDEC LPDDR2 compatible device. According to the company, the new device has been designed using its low voltage and low-power consumption technology, which has enabled Elpida to develop a product that can operate at 1.2V, while standard DDR Mobile RAM works at 1.8V.

According to the technical specifications of the new device, Elpida has made good use of its 50nm CMOS process technology, enabling the product to operate at the aforementioned low power-consumption levels of 1.2V. The 2-Gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM can work at speeds of 667Mbps, or even 800Mbps, while the device only requires 1/16 of the power consumption when in standby, compared to similar DDR2 products with the same speed and density.

With the announcement of the new DDR2 mobile RAM, the company announced that sample shipments had been scheduled to begin in October, while the start of the mass production has been set for the first half of 2010. The device can be shipped in a number of configurations, including SiP (System in Package), MCP (Multi-chip Package) and other multi-layer packages, or even PoP (Package on Package) configuration.