The Rambus DDR5 PMIC5000 (P1945XXGA1), PMIC5010 (P1943XXGA0) and PMIC5020 (P1947XXGA1) enable a broad range of server Registered DIMM (RDIMM) performance and capacity configurations. In addition, the PMIC5020 supports MCR DIMM designs.
Rambus Expands Chipset for Advanced Data Center Memory Modules with DDR5 Server PMICs
Highlights:
- Delivers industry-leading DDR5 server PMIC for the highest performance and capacity memory modules required by AI and other advanced workloads
- Supports multiple generations of high-performance DDR5-based servers with new family of PMICs
- Provides a complete memory interface chipset for DDR5 server memory modules including RCD, PMIC, SPD Hub and Temperature Sensor ICs
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Apr. 29, 2024 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the availability of its new family of state-of-the-art DDR5 server Power Management ICs (PMICs), including an industry-leading extreme current device for high-performance applications. With this new family of server PMICs, Rambus offers module manufacturers a complete DDR5 RDIMM memory interface chipset supporting a broad range of data center use cases.
“Advanced data center workloads like generative AI require the highest bandwidth and capacity server RDIMMs tailored to meet ever-increasing memory needs of a growing data pipeline,” said Sean Fan, chief operating officer at Rambus. “With the addition of this new family of server PMICs, we expand our foundational technology and offer customers a comprehensive memory interface chipset that supports multiple DDR5 server platform generations.”
“DDR5 memory modules incorporate new chip technologies to deliver higher levels of memory performance within the target power envelope,” said Soo-Kyoum Kim, VP, memory semiconductors at IDC. “Rambus, a proven volume supplier of on-module memory interface chips, is ready to provide the critical PMIC components for the DDR5 memory module makers.”
The PMIC is a critical component in the DDR5 memory architecture, enabling more memory channels, higher capacity modules and greater bandwidth. The Rambus DDR5 server PMIC family includes products for the JEDEC extreme current (PMIC5020), high current (PMIC5000) and low current (PMIC5010) specifications. The industry-leading Rambus PMIC5020 will enable future generations of DDR5 RDIMMs delivering new benchmarks for performance and capacity. This new family of Rambus server PMICs, together with Rambus DDR5 RCD, SPD Hub and Temperature Sensor ICs, comprise a complete memory interface chipset for a broad range of DDR5 RDIMM configurations and use cases. With over 30 years of high-performance memory experience, Rambus offers RDIMM manufacturers a one-stop shop for DDR5 memory interface chips, providing the highest level of validation assurance and speeding time to market.
Availability and More Information
The Rambus DDR5 PMIC5020, PMIC5000, and PMIC5010 are available now. Learn more about the Rambus DDR5 memory interface chips at https://www.rambus.com/ddr5.
ETAS-Rambus iHSM-64x Family Product Brief
To support OEMs and SoC developers with managing design, safety, security and cost challenges, ETAS and Rambus have collaborated to develop an innovative solution that combines synthesizable HSM hardware IP with pre-integrated, pre-validated HSM software. Download the brief to learn more.
GDDR7 Controller Product Brief
Download the product brief to see the technical specs and features of the Rambus GDDR7 controller IP core.
Supercharging AI Inference with GDDR7
A rapid rise in the size and sophistication of AI inference models requires increasingly powerful AI accelerators and GPUs deployed in edge servers and client PCs. GDDR7 memory offers an attractive combination of bandwidth, capacity, latency and power for these accelerators and processors. The Rambus GDDR7 Memory Controller IP offers industry leading GDDR7 performance of up to 40 Gbps and 160 GB/s of available bandwidth per GDDR7 memory device.
Rambus Initiates Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1, 2024 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it initiated an accelerated share repurchase program with Royal Bank of Canada, through its agent RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“Dealer”) to repurchase an aggregate of approximately $50 million of its common stock.
“As part of our ongoing capital allocation strategy and commitment to increasing stockholder value, this share repurchase program reflects the strength of our balance sheet and cash generation, and demonstrates our continued confidence in the long-term growth of the company,” said Luc Seraphin, president and chief executive officer at Rambus.
Under the accelerated share repurchase program, Rambus will pre-pay $50 million to Dealer and receive an initial delivery of approximately 675,000 shares of its common stock within the first week of the program. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price of Rambus common stock during the terms of the transaction, less a discount. The program is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2024.
The accelerated share repurchase program is part of the broader share repurchase program previously authorized by the Rambus Board of Directors.
