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To: pompsander who wrote (40601)	4/23/2000 1:18:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Respond to of 93625

<How important is pincount? > I guess it was Bilow who explained the issue in details on this thread. Do the search.

To: pompsander who wrote (40601)	4/23/2000 8:36:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Pomp, How important is pincount? Lower pincounts translate to lower chip packaging costs, and lower board costs. In a system like PS2 (which requires multiple ports to DRAM), the the cost savings can be substantial. Of course, these costs have to be balanced against the cost of the memory itself, which does not tip favorably toward DRDRAM at the present time. (Not to say that that won't change over time.) In a single ported system, any cost savings due to pin count are negligable compared to the higher costs currently associated with DRDRAM. Scumbria