14 DAY TRIAL // Elpida, one of the global leading suppliers of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), has just announced the industry's first 1-Gigabit XDR DRAM module. Based on an x32-bit configuration, the new XDR product comes to provide consumers with features that include an ultra-high speed of 7.2GHz, faster than that of any GDDR5 memory chip, according to the company. In addition, the memory maker also said that the new XDR product provided as much as 28.8 Gigabytes per second of data transfer rate, with a single device.
“In today’s era of digital convergence many existing digital consumer electronic appliances are connecting to the Internet and the use of high compression codecs like H.264/AVC is spreading. This means there is now even more demand for greater bandwidth and higher density memory,” said Yoshitaka Kinoshita, Elpida Memory’s executive officer in charge of the Mobile & Digital Consumer Division.
“Our newly developed 1-Gigabit XDR provides incredibly high bandwidth with lower operating power to meet the systems needs of our customers. Elpida will continue to focus on reducing the power consumption of XDR DRAMs, which we believe can also lead to tremendous application potential in portable devices.” he further stated.
According to the company, its newest product is capable of delivering the performance required by HD-capable applications, such as game consoles, digital televisions and Blu-ray disc recorders. The new XDR module is manufactured on the company's 65nm process technology, which enables the product to work at a low voltage of just 1.5 V. In addition, it is based on an x32-bit interface and provides for a one-chip solution capable of consuming 35%-40% less power than required by two x16-bit configuration 512MB XDR DRAMs.
Elpid has already begun shipping samples of its new XDR, but mass production isn't expected to start until April this year.