SMART Modular Technologies Announces the Development of 184-Pin Registered And Unbuffered Double Data Rate Modules
11/30/98
PR Newswire
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High-Density Modules are JEDEC-Compliant
Modules Provide Increased Performance for High-End PCs, Servers And Workstations
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMOD) announced today that it has begun development of 184-pin registered and unbuffered Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM (DDR SDRAM) modules which use DDR SDRAM devices. Samples are expected to be available in the beginning of 1999. DDR is a clocking method that transfers data twice as fast as existing SDRAMs, doubling the data throughput. DDR SDRAM modules are targeted for use as the main memory for servers, workstations and high-performance PCs.
"SMART continues to have the products available to meet the needs of their OEM customers," stated Sherry Garber, Vice President for Semico Research. "SMART's launch of DDR modules will assist its customers in maximizing the functionality of servers and high-end desktop PCs; a market we see growing at double-digit rates through 1999," she continued.
"SMART incorporates its leading-edge module design, production and test expertise to support OEMs in utilizing state-of-the-art DRAM technology such as DDR," stated Arthur Sainio, SMART's Product Line Manager, Specialty Memory Division. "DDR module development is part of SMART's strategy to provide high-end PC, workstation and network server OEM manufacturers with low-cost memory solutions that offer high-bandwidth and advanced performance," continued Sainio.
Double Data Rate technology is an evolutionary design emerging from the existing architecture of SDRAMs. The enhanced architecture encompassed in the DDR modules is a low-cost solution for applications that require high bandwidth or large amounts of memory. The transfer data rate of DDR components is 200Mbits per second, a bandwidth increase of 100% from the 100Mbit Single Data Rate (SDR) SDRAM (assuming 100MHz system bus speeds). This translates to 1.6 gigabytes per second at the module level. The modules will operate at 3.3V and will conform to the JEDEC DDR specifications with densities of up to 256Mbytes. DDR SDRAM modules will be manufactured utilizing SMART's high volume testing and manufacturing expertise to guarantee high-performance, high-quality products.
SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. is a leading independent manufacturer of specialty and standard memory modules, Flash memory cards, high-performance embedded computer boards, as well as I/O product solutions. SMART offers more than 500 products to leading OEMs in the computer, networking, and telecommunications industries. SMART has manufacturing facilities in California, Puerto Rico, Scotland, and Malaysia, design centers in California and India, and sales organizations worldwide. More information on SMART can be obtained on the Internet at smartm.com.
The first and fourth paragraphs of this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including without limitation material availability, production, engineering and/or technical problems in getting samples or production units of the 184-pin registered and unbuffered DDR SDRAM modules to market.
/CONTACT: Arthur Sainio of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., 510-624-8126, or asainio@smartm.com; or Jay Nichols of Sterling Communications, Inc., 408-441-4100, or jnichols@sterlingpr.com, for SMART/ 08:01 EST
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