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To: richard surckla who wrote (476)	1/4/2000 9:22:00 AM
From: Glenn Norman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2039

Yo_Richard............ This Samsung news is great, and I am going to post the whole article. Notice that with the new modules servers will support 8 Gb of RAMBUS - If my memory serves me, weren't the nay-sayers saying one of the major problems with RAMBUS was desktops limited to 512 Mb and servers to 2 GB? Seems like DAN3 was one of those nay-sayers? Do you think he will throw away his old Crystal Ball now? usa.samsungsemi.com Samsung Develops World's First 288Mb RDRAM Company is leader in integration of high-speed Direct Rambus® DRAM. 288Mb RDRAM uses state-of-the-art 0.17-micron process technology. Seoul, South Korea, January 3, 2000 – SSamsung Electronics has become the first company to complete development of a 288Mb Direct Rambus® DRAM (RDRAM) component and 576MB Rambus In-line Memory Module (RIMM™ Module). A design rule of 0.17-micron is applied for processing the circuits for the very highly integrated 288Mb device, which is twice the capacity of the high-speed 144Mb version. Moreover, the data processing speed at each pin has been improved to 800Mb per second, so the device can process the equivalent of 6,550 newspaper pages of information per second. Sixteen 288Mb Direct Rambus® DRAM components can be configured together to create a 576MB module. And the module can support current PC systems with up to 1GB or workstations and server systems with up to 8GB of capacity satisfying demand for high performance, high density systems. Technical features To ensure high performance, RDRAMs incorporate the sophisticated Micro Ball Grid Array (BGA) package that also reduces the size and weight of the finished product. And for the high-density 288Mb component a new standardized Micro BGA package has been applied. Thus, greatly increasing productivity for the RIMM™ Module. Also RDRAMs can be used to increase system capacity one component at a time. This feature providing outstanding granularity makes the device more popular for applications that require high performance from a small number of components. Market forecast With the announcement of the long awaited Rambus Chipsets - Camino (820 chipset for PC application) and Carmel (840 chipset for Server & workstation application) - system makers have introduced Rambus-based systems in their product portfolio from late 1999. As demand for high-speed memory continues to grow rapidly for PCs, workstations, telecommunications hardware and games. The advent of the 288Mb RDRAM is expected to accelerate the RDRAM market and increase areas of application. And Samsung Electronics plans to ramp up its production next year to meet such demands. The worldwide RDRAM market is expected to make up at least 10-percent of the DRAM market, totaling an estimated US$3billion this year, and this portion is forecast to increase to a 50-percent share in 2002. About Samsung Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., with 1998 sales revenue of US$16.6 billion, is a world leader in the electronics industry. The Korea-based firm has operations in 46 countries and employs 42,000 people worldwide. The company consists of three main business divisions: Multimedia & Home Appliances, Semiconductors and Information & Telecommunications. For more information, visit the website, usa.samsungsemi.com * All brands and company names are the property of their respective holders.