Micron Boosts DDR2 Perfomance With New 1066 Mb/s Modules

I personally dislike the DDR2 memory modules. The first mainstream solutions were quite sluggish and came close to their DDR ancestors. OK, they do support higher frequencies, but how about memory timings and overclocking potential? Not particularly mesmerizing, I'll tell you: certainly not worth the money. However, Micron is willing to change all this with their recent release of 1 Gigabit DDR2 DRAM chips that operate at 1066 Megabits per second.


Micron informs that these improved modules will primarily boost performance in data-intensive computing applications, such as video editing, 3D graphics renderings or high-end gaming. DDR2-1066 memory is said to offer as much as 33 percent speed improvement over DDR2-800 specifications, currently the industry’s fastest DDR2 speed available.

"The move to DDR2-1066 provides a significant increase in computing performance for our customers, without any necessary changes to the system design," said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron’s memory group. "With DDR2-1066, the lifespan of today’s mainstream DDR2 systems can be extended." I really doubt the possibility of an extended lifespan for the DDR2 technology, as DDR3 memory modules are already available and in a couple of years may become mainstream.


For those of you who really care about specifications and technical stuff, here are several details on the new memory modules. First of all, Micron is proud to announce that the modules are manufactured with the aid of industry-leading 78-nanometer 6F² process. Micron even guarantees that their new memory chips operate at the JEDEC standard 1.8-volts, seeing that many other memory integrators do not really tune their modules to JEDEC specifications. Furthermore, the 1 Gb component density allows for modules in densities ranging from 512 MB to 2 GB (will we ever see 4GB densities form Micron?). In order to ensure a quick market penetration, Micron has already generated industry support for its DDR2-1066 components from leading chipset companies including AMD, VIA Technologies, and Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (SiS).


Ultimately, Micron cared to mention that the 1 Gb DDR2-1066 components are now available for select customers and volume production is expected in the third quarter of 2007.

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