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S3 DRIVES ADOPTION OF NEXT-GENERATION MEMORY TECHNOLOGY
DDR SDRAM Provides Up to a 3x Increase in Memory Performance
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Establishing a foundation
for future multimedia performance advancements, S3(R) Incorporated
(Nasdaq: SIII) announced today that it has joined with other industry
leaders to drive the standardization of Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM
memory technology for the mainstream PC industry. Providing up to a 3x
increase over today's memory technologies, DDR SDRAM will extend the
capabilities of currently used synchronous memory to enable
significantly higher levels of performance for tomorrow's PC users.
"Based on existing synchronous memory architectures, DDR SDRAM provides
the PC industry with a virtually painless way of achieving significant
performance increases, said Neal Margulis, senior vice president of
Research & Technology for S3 Incorporated. "Just as S3 was
instrumental in migrating the PC platform from Fast Page to EDO DRAM,
S3 will work with other industry leaders to drive the adoption of DDR
SDRAM as the memory technology of choice for next-generation mainstream
PC designs."
S3 -- the first multimedia acceleration company to participate in the
review and definition of the DDR SDRAM specification -- is currently
working with both the SDRAM II Forum and the Joint Electron Device
Engineering Council (JEDEC) to finalize industry acceptance of DDR
SDRAM memory technology. On Thursday of last week, S3 hosted a meeting
of the SDRAM II Forum at its headquarters in Santa Clara (CA) to
finalize the DDR SDRAM specification. On Friday, S3 hosted a meeting
with the JEDEC Solid State Memories subcommittee to initiate
ratification of the proposed specification.
About S3 Incorporated
S3 Incorporated, founded in 1989 with headquarters in Santa Clara,
California, is the world's largest supplier of multimedia acceleration
hardware and its associated software(a). S3 is committed to applying
its expertise in audio, video, graphics and platform acceleration to
create innovative and affordable products for the home, desktop and
mobile markets. The company's vision for the future is to also bring a
rich, consumer electronics-type experience to PC users -- integrating
the best available consumer multimedia technologies into the mainstream
PC platform.
S3 Website Location: s3.com
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to the
company's ability to drive technological developments with the
company's growth and expansion into markets, and the ability of the
company to successfully integrate new technologies, are forward-looking
statements that are subject to risk and uncertainties, including the
impact of competitive products and pricing and of alternative
technological advances, the timely and successful development and
market acceptance of new products and upgrades to existing products,
and other risks detailed from time to time in S3's SEC reports.
S3 is a registered trademark of S3 Incorporated. The S3 corporate logo
is a trademark of S3 Incorporated. Other marks referenced herein are
the property of their respective owners.
(a) Source: Mercury Research (Scottsdale, AZ)
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