NEWS-MOSAID Technologies signs contract worth $3.9 million
OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1998--(TSE:MSD - news) SLDRAM Inc., an international consortium of leading computer manufacturers and top computer memory producers, has signed a contract with MOSAID Technologies (MSD:TSE) to design the open standard that will establish the next generation of solutions for computer memory.
The contract, which is valued at close to Cdn$3.9 million, calls for MOSAID to create a reference design for a 400 megabit per second, per pin, 64 megabit SLDRAM prototype.
SLDRAM, which stands for Synchronous Link Dynamic Random Access Memory, is particularly suited for high-end personal computers, servers, workstations and consumer electronics. It provides high-performance memory solutions for microprocessors by enabling bus data processing rates of 400 to 800 megahertz -- a significant increase of four to eight times over SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM), the current standard. SLDRAM can provide data transfer rates of up to 3.2 gigabytes per second, depending on the memory configuration.
MOSAID has assigned all new intellectual property created in the course of developing the prototype to SLDRAM Inc. Members will have access to this intellectual property, accelerating adoption of the open standard by the electronics industry.
To develop the SLDRAM industry prototype, MOSAID is using an advanced 0.25 micron DRAM process developed jointly by Siemens AG [OTC BB:SMAWY - news], IBM and Toshiba. The prototype will be used to verify and validate SLDRAM-based systems and will provide the foundation for members of SLDRAM Inc. to develop their own SLDRAM products.
SLDRAM Inc. was formed to bring memory users and producers together. Its mission is to define the next generation of high-performance, scaleable, open-standard memory architecture. (See www.sldram.com for a list of member companies.)
MOSAID Technologies Incorporated is a leading independent memory chip design house and the world leader in the supply of engineering memory test systems. The company designs advanced chips for standard memory and Application Specific Memory (ASM) requirements and also designs, manufactures and markets engineering test systems for memory chips. |
