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To: Boplicity who wrote (26711)	8/9/1999 10:40:00 AM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93625

> I find it good the rags are saying short. Were they rags, when they had a great article supporting Rambus? Don

To: Boplicity who wrote (26711)	8/9/1999 10:58:00 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

rambus, intel, samsung and hyundai!!! nice friends to have. unclewest Rambus© DRAMs (RDRAM©) will include a new capability to support high availability memory systems in servers and large computer systems. Rambus DRAMs will support an Interleaved Data Mode (IDM) capability that allows the implementation of memory systems resistant to chip failures. At the same time, the Rambus memory system implementations provides up to four times the bandwidth as comparable implementations using PC100 SDRAMs. The IDM feature will be included in the 256-megabit generation of Rambus DRAMs to be in production next year, and will be a standard capability in future RDRAM* generations.* One hundred percent system availability has emerged as a critical requirement for server systems handling an increasing number of real-time transactions. Since these systems contain large memory arrays, the designer must ensure the integrity of the data held in the DRAM array. System architectures and algorithms have been developed that can detect and correct multiple-bit errors to the extent that a system can continue operation even if an entire DRAM device fails. Rambus' IDM capability enables whole-chip and singular pin failure detection and correction using an approach similar to today's SDRAM based systems while achieving four times the memory bandwidth with no additional latency. ``Rambus high availability feature set will allow high-end and even mid-range computer systems to support the highest level of reliability,' stated Pete MacWilliams, Intel Fellow, Intel Architecture Labs Director, Platform Architecture, Intel Corp. ``They will allow systems supporting with fewer than 72 memory chips to be reliable despite a memory chip failure. Other systems typically use 144 or more devices to meet bandwidth and high availability system requirements.' ``To date, high availability configurations use DRAM devices and have had to implement costly system level error correction schemes. The RDRAM is the first DRAM to include a special capability for high availability system support,' said Avo Kanadjian, senior vice president, memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor Inc. ``Since the die overhead for IDM is so low, it can be included as standard in all RDRAMs.' ``In the past, systems with high availability support have required specialized chips making chipkill a costly solution,' stated Mark Ellsberry, vice president, Hyundai Electronics. ``Now systems can greatly benefit from having access to the standard RDRAM used in PC memory with higher bandwidth and a lower pin count than traditional SDRAM at a lower cost.' <i/> ``Due to its low pin-count interface, a key strength of Rambus technology is its ease of expansion,' said Dave Mooring, vice president and general manager, Personal Computer Division, Rambus Inc. ``Systems can support multiple Channels and/or expansion chips to support multi-gigabyte Rambus memory systems. Now these systems can also provide high availability support.' The first 256M RDRAMs with the IDM feature set will be available as samples at the end of 1999.