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Comdex: DDR, Direct Rambus hold coming out parties in Las Vegas
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DDR will get a boost when third-party chipset maker Via Technologies Inc. discloses that it has licensed the DDR-enabled Samurai core-logic chipset from Micron Technology Inc., industry sources said.
Executives from Micron and Via declined to confirm the licensing agreement.
In related developments, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will unveil its first DDR-enabled Athlon microprocessors at Comdex, and Apple Computer Inc. is said to be showing a DDR-based desktop, although sources said the demonstration is likely to take the form of a ?backroom? prototype.
Direct RDRAM will debut after being delayed twice since its initial launch date last March. Rambus Inc., the Mountain View, Calif., architect of the interface, will share the stage with a number of DRAM, memory-module, and connector companies, including Infineon Technologies, Kingston Technology, Molex, Samsung, and Toshiba.
Intel may be the biggest question mark in the DDR vs. Direct RDRAM slugfest. The microprocessor maker is still supporting Direct Rambus, but a group of suppliers claimed last week that Intel is developing a DDR-enabled chipset for desktops in addition to the DDR version for servers. An Intel spokesman declined comment on the existence of a DDR chipset for the desktop.
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