DDR4 memory delivers up to 1.5x performance improvement over DDR3, running at 2.4Gbps- 3.2 Gbps, while reducing power by 25% on the memory interface. However, the shift to higher speeds degrades electrical signal integrity, especially when multiple modules are added to a system. Consequently, achieving higher capacities at more advanced speeds has become quite challenging.
Chipsets
Building bridges with DRAM vendors
Analysts at IHS Electronics say Rambus’ change in strategy from intellectual property (IP) licensing house to chipmaker has been “well received” by its customers. “Rambus has announced recently that it would begin developing server memory chipsets for the enterprise and data center server markets in a planned series of devices that are DDR4 JEDEC-compliant,” IHS Electronics stated in a recent Electronics360 news release. “These chipsets will serve to accelerate data-intensive applications such as real-time analytics, virtualization and in-memory computing.”
Navigating the DDR4 adoption road map
The projected adoption rate of DDR4 as the dominant industry memory standard was a major topic of discussion at Intel’s Developer Forum earlier this month,
Future challenges for DDR4 and beyond
Ely Tsern, VP and chief technologist for the Rambus Memory and Interfaces division, has identified five key trends driving future server memory. These include Big
TECHnalysis Research talks Rambus server memory chipsets
Bob O’Donnel of TECHnalysis Research recently published a white paper describing the critical role memory server chipsets play in facilitating high-speed DDR4 designs. “With the introduction
Ely Tsern talks memory interface chipsets with The Platform
Ely Tsern, VP and chief technologist for the Rambus Memory and Interfaces division, recently sat down with Nicole Hemsoth of The Platform to discuss the