Kingston Announces Rambus RIMM Development Modules for Intel 1999 PC Platforms
Kingston RIMM Module Samples Immediately Available
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingston® Technology Company today announced support for Intel® Corporation's 1999 PC platforms utilizing Rambus® memory technology. These new platforms will enable the use of Rambus memory modules (RIMM(TM) modules), which achieve a peak bandwidth of up to 1.6 GB per second using 800 MHz RIMM modules. Kingston is introducing the memory module industry's first RIMM module sample program to support PC, motherboard and system manufacturers in developing their Rambus- products. Information is available online at www.kingston.com/rambus.
Kingston Technology has been working with Intel and Rambus since March 1998 to ensure that leading semiconductor manufacturers, PC Original Equipment Manufacturers, (OEMs), the distribution channel, and corporate customers can depend on Kingston for premium quality Rambus memory modules. Kingston has already shipped over 7,000 RIMM modules to leading OEMs to date and has manufacturing capability in place to sharply ramp up production to match Intel's 1999 PC platform introductions. Kingston plans to work closely with Intel to ensure RIMM modules reach competitive costs compared with DIMM modules in volume production.
''Kingston's strong commitment to the new Rambus memory architecture and its early involvement in the technology development process will help ensure that there will be ample capacity to manufacture, test, and deliver Rambus modules to customers worldwide,'' said Peter MacWilliams, Director of Platform Architecture and Fellow at Intel.
''Following requests by major DRAM vendors, Kingston is significantly increasing its global module manufacturing and testing capacity to better support PC OEM requirements,'' said Richard Kanadjian, Director, Strategic Marketing, OEM Strategic Business Unit, Kingston. ''As a result, we will be investing in additional manufacturing and high-speed test equipment during 1999,'' continued Kanadjian.
Since Kingston already builds and ships RIMM modules to major PC OEMs, the new industry RIMM sample program is an extension of Kingston's existing technology services for OEMs. Kingston will procure RDRAMs, assemble, test, and make available to motherboard and system manufacturers, worldwide, the same development RIMM module samples it builds today for major OEM customers. All RIMM samples will be 100% tested at-speed at 600 or 800 MHz on a Hewlett- Packard® HP83000(TM) F1300 reference tester, which will test the RIMM interface logic. The RIMM modules will also be 100% tested on an HP83000 F330, which will test the core of each RDRAM device on the RIMM module. Kingston initiated shipment of RIMM module samples in February 1999.
''We will continue to work closely with Kingston to help ensure sufficient availability of Rambus RIMM modules and to enhance the market penetration of the new Intel PC platforms through aggressive cost-reduction efforts during the second half of this year,'' added MacWilliams.
''We see Rambus technology as the gateway to high-performance memory architectures that will deliver the full potential of ever more powerful processors,'' said Kanadjian. ''Kingston will continue its tradition of providing premium quality RIMM modules to our OEM and Channel customers at competitive prices.'' |
