14 DAY TRIAL // A new DDR3 SO-DIMMs (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules) has been announced by Aeneon, the channel and retail brand of Qimonda. The new memory chip is said to provide high performance and power efficiency for the mobile PC industry. The chip is aimed for use on the DDR3 notebooks powered by Intel's Centrino 2 processor technology, the industry's first.
Aeneon is offering 1GB and 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMMs to the market, which also represents a premiere for the retail memory brands. The new memory modules feature low-power 1Gbit DDR3 components which allow them to provide competitive latencies of 7-7-7-21. For this, they only need the standard DDR3 voltage of 1.5V, which is an ideal one for mobile machines. August 2008 will mark the worldwide launch on the market of the DDR3 SO-DIMMs. The memory modules will come to consumers in single retail packages.
"We are pleased to offer the DDR3 memory technology to the retail market enabling a wider group of users to experience the new Intel Centrino 2 technology," said Dr Carsten Gatzke, Vice President of Qimonda's Channel and Retail Business Unit. "DDR3 will be the key memory architecture for several years. With this introduction, Aeneon shows its commitment to provide a broad portfolio of advanced memory products to the retail."
Aeneon's portfolio of retail DRAM solutions designed for the new Intel Centrino 2 platforms is enriched with the addition of the DDR3 SO-DIMMs chips. Among other products, the company also includes there a high density DDR2-800 SO-DIMMs, tailored for the same mobile platform. Aeneon is one of the firms that aim at releasing high performance competitive products for the promising mobile PC area of the market, which has been leveraging a lot lately, and managed to outcome the desktop segment. Many other companies see mobility as the tendency all consumers will adopt in the future.