Qimonda Has Already Supplyed GDDR3 Memory for Xbox 360

Qimonda AG, the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) arm of Infineon, has just announced that it has already begun delivering GDDR3 memory for the famous Xbox 360, the latest Microsoft development in the gaming market segment, informs X-bit Labs.

"We are very proud to be selected by Microsoft and to successfully qualify our high-end GDDR3 graphics RAM for the Xbox 360 game console," declared Thomas Seifert, member of the management board of Qimonda. "This is a major milestone reflecting the success of an important part of our product diversification strategy and continuously growing our share in the graphics memory market. We are fully committed to providing leading edge graphics memory solutions to meet the high-performance requirements of gaming applications and give our customers a competitive edge."

Qimonda representatives previously announced, on June 12, that the manufacturer was selected by Microsoft as a preferred supplier of graphics RAM for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment console from Microsoft . Consequently, Qimonda added that it will deliver a significant share of 512Mbit GDDR3 (Graphic Double Data Rate 3) RAM for the Xbox 360 to Microsoft.

"Leading edge graphics memory is essential to realize life like video images from the Xbox 360," declared then Todd Holmdahl, Vice President of Gaming and Xbox Platform Group at Microsoft. "Qimonda's capabilities to design and deliver highly advanced graphics memory products in large volumes were decisive factors in our selection of Qimonda as a strategic and comprehensive partner for the Xbox 360."

In the Xbox 360, each of the eight GDDR3 16Mbit x 32 components used operates at a rated clock speed to achieve data bandwidth of up to 44.8Gbit/s per memory device. The 512Mbit GDDR3 comes in a JEDEC compliant 136 ball FBGA package with dimensions of 11mm x 14mm x 1.2mm.