Paul and Others who know about this stuff: What do you think of the RMBS announcement? Is there a market for this memory bandwidth especially when it takes up so little mother board real estate. I mean is there something immediately commercial here. JFD
PS In case you didn't see it here is the nnouncement:
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Feb 25, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rambus Inc. (RMBS, Trade), the leading provider of high bandwidth chip connection technology, announced today it will demonstrate RIMM(TM) 4200, the world's highest bandwidth- PC memory module, at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, California. The RIMM 4200 module represents the next milestone in the RDRAM(R) memory roadmap for higher performance computing solutions.
The RIMM 4200 module integrates two RDRAM memory channels to deliver 4.2GB/s of memory bandwidth from a single module. Using standard RDRAM components, RIMM 4200 modules operate with existing RDRAM controllers, and enable single module upgrades of dual channel memory systems. Furthermore, with built-in channel termination, RIMM 4200 modules simplify motherboard design and require less than 5 square inches of system board area. The demonstration system to be shown at Intel Developer Forum uses a low cost four-layer motherboard and modules that fit in standard memory connector footprints using a 232 pin version of the RIMM connector. |
