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Samsung aims to ship up to 3 million 256-Mbit SDRAMs
in 1999
A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc.
Story posted 9:30 a.m. EST/6:30 a.m., PST, 3/16/99
KIHEUNG, South Korea --Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. here today claimed it has become the
first chip maker to begin mass production of 256-megabit synchronous DRAMs using a new
0.18-micron process technology. Volume production started in March.
In 1999, the Korean memory maker said it aims to ship 2 to 3 million SDRAMs, generating $200
million to $300 million in revenues. The average selling price of 256-Mbit SDRAMs in 1999 is
expected to be about $105 each, according to Samsung, which was using a forecast by analysts at
In-Stat. The average selling price is expected to drop to $55 in 2000 and $40 in 2001, according to Samsung.
The Korean memory giant said it has begun shipping initial 256-Mbit SDRAMs to major personal
computer makers, including IBM, Siemens, Dell, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard.
The 256-Mbit memory is fully compatible with the current PC-100 and PC-133 standards,
according to Samsung. The device has a power consumption 70 mA, and it operates at either 3.3 V
or 2.5 V. While operating at 3.3 V, the maximum speed of the memories is 167 MHz. At 2.5 V, the speed is 143 MHz.
Samsung said next month it plans to complete development of 256-Mbit DRAMs based on Rambus Inc.'s high-speed memory architecture.
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