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Home > Press Releases > Corporate > Customer > Elpida Introduces The World’s Fastest DRAM Based On The Rambus XDR Memory Architecture

Elpida Introduces The World’s Fastest DRAM Based On The Rambus XDR Memory Architecture

4.8GHz XDR DRAM achieves 6x performance increase over industry-standard DDR2 DRAMs

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES and TOKYO, JAPAN – 10/04/2007 – Elpida Memory, Inc. (Elpida) (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code 6665), Japan’s leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and Rambus today introduced the industry’s fastest DRAM, the 512 Megabit (Mb), 4.8GHz XDR™ DRAM, based on Rambus’ XDR memory architecture. This latest addition to the XDR DRAM family provides an industry-leading data transfer rate of 9.6 Gigabytes per second (GB/s) with a single device, making it an ideal choice for high-performance, high-volume applications such as high-definition televisions (HDTV), gaming consoles, PCs, servers and workstations.

“The industry’s demand for memory bandwidth in next-generation products is growing rapidly as high-definition image data becomes more popular,” said Yoshitaka Kinoshita, officer for the Digital Consumer Division of Elpida Memory, Inc. “Working with Rambus on XDR DRAM, we can provide the most cost-effective, high-bandwidth memory solution to our customers.”

Elpida’s 512Mb, 4.8GHz XDR DRAM (Part number: EDX5116ADSE-5E-E) device is organized in 8-banks (x16/x8/x4 programmable), and with a 9.6GB/s data transfer rate delivers six times the peak bandwidth of industry-standard DDR2-800 memory devices. The 4.8GHz XDR device is manufactured using Elpida’s 70 nm process technology and is available in a 104-ball FBGA package. To support both high-speed and robust data transfer, XDR DRAM utilizes key enabling technologies built on patented Rambus innovations such as Differential Rambus Signaling Level (DRSL), which minimizes signal swing and noise; Octal Data Rate (ODR) technology which transfers eight bits of data on each clock cycle to achieve 4.8GHz operation with just a 600MHz clock; and FlexPhase™ circuit technology for precise on-chip data alignment with the clock. The 512Mb XDR DRAM device also features adaptive impedance matching, dynamic request scheduling and zero overhead refresh.

“Elpida’s 4.8GHz XDR DRAM is an excellent fit for consumer electronics applications requiring high bandwidth for 3-D graphics, high-definition image processing, and advanced multimedia,” said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of worldwide sales, licensing and marketing at Rambus. “Elpida is well established as a leading XDR DRAM supplier and we are proud to work with them to advance the roadmap for XDR to 4.8GHz, achieving the world’s fastest DRAM.”

XDR DRAM is an integral part of the XDR memory architecture, working seamlessly with the XDR Memory Controller (XMC), XDR IO controller interface cell (XIO), and the XDR Clock Generator (XCG) to enable unprecedented levels of memory performance while utilizing the fewest number of ICs. A single XDR DRAM device operating in x16 mode achieves a data transfer rate of 9.6GB/s. In comparison, it requires six DDR2-800 x16 devices to achieve an equivalent data rate.

Proven in high-volume applications, Rambus XDR memory solutions are backed by comprehensive engineering support services that range from chip design to system integration. XDR DRAM continues to provide an order of magnitude higher performance than today’s standard memories. For more information on the XDR memory architecture, as well as the next-generation XDR2 DRAM with micro-threading, please visit www.rambus.com/xdr.

Availability

Elpida’s 512Mb 4.8GHz XDR DRAM devices (Part number: EDX5116ADSE-5E-E) will be available for sampling in December 2007. Volume production is expected to begin in April 2008. A datasheet is available upon request.

About Elpida Memory, Inc.

Elpida Memory, Inc., (Tokyo Stock Exchange Code 6665), is a leading manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) silicon chips. Our design, manufacturing, and sales operations are backed by our world class technology expertise. Our manufacturing facilities, Hiroshima Elpida Memory, Inc. (front-end processes) and Akita Elpida Memory, Inc. (back-end processes), utilize the most advanced manufacturing technologies available in the industry. Further, we have customer sales and marketing support offices in Japan, North America, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Elpida’s portfolio of advanced products features such characteristics as high-density, high-speed, low power and small packing profiles. We provide applications across a wide range of areas, including high-end servers, mobile phones and digital consumer electronics. For more information about Elpida, please visit http://www.elpida.com.

About Rambus Inc.

Rambus is one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip architectures. Since its founding in 1990, the Company’s patented innovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integration expertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bring superior products to market. Rambus’ technology and products solve customers’ most complex chip and system-level interface challenges enabling unprecedented performance in computing, communications and consumer electronics applications. Rambus licenses both its world-class patent portfolio as well as its family of leadership and industry-standard interface products. Headquartered in Los Altos, California, Rambus has regional offices in North Carolina, India, Germany, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.

Rambus and the Rambus logo are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. XDR and FlexPhase are trademarks of Rambus Inc. All other trade names are the service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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