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Monday July 31, 8:06 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Rambus Announces First DRAM to Break 1GHz
Speed Barrier
133% of the Performance Available from Industry's Fastest 800MHz RDRAMs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000--Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS - news), the leading
provider of high bandwidth chip connection technology, and its industry leading partners, today announced support for the first
DRAM capable of transferring data at speeds greater than 1GHz. Rambus' 1066MHz RDRAM® provides a 33% increase in
performance using current RDRAM technology, the highest performance DRAM to date. The 1066MHz RDRAM is a simple
bin split of the industry standard 800MHz RDRAM device currently available from leading RDRAM manufacturers. The
1066MHz RDRAM is initially targeted for consumer, graphics and communications applications, providing 2.1 GB/s of
bandwidth from a single device on a Rambus® Channel.
Ideal for leading-edge applications, 1066MHz RDRAMs deliver the highest performance from the fewest number of DRAM
devices. Consumer, graphics, and communications applications such OC-192 line cards, video consoles, HDTVs, set-top
boxes, digital video recorders, and sealed box Information appliances, will benefit from RDRAM's increased performance,
bandwidth and scalability using one to four devices mounted directly on the motherboard.
Supporting customer production needs in 2001 are DRAM partners Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Hyundai Electronics,
Toshiba Corp., NEC Electronics Inc. and Infineon Technologies; clock-chip partners Cypress Semiconductor Corp.,
Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc (ICS)., International Microcircuits Inc, (IMI).; and test equipment partner Advantest
Corporation.
``Samsung has been first to market with leading edge RDRAMs. We are proud to continue this tradition with the announcement
of manufacturing and marketing support for the world's highest bandwidth DRAM -- the 1066MHz RDRAM,'' stated Dr. Ilung
Kim, Ph.D., executive director DRAM Marketing, Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
``With the introduction the 1066MHz RDRAMs, Hyundai furthers its leadership position in enabling the strategic programs of
key communications and networking customers,'' said Farhad Tabrizi, VP Strategic Marketing, Hyundai Electronics. ``Hyundai
remains committed to supplying RDRAMs to meet the increasing demand from networking customers.''
``We have worked with Rambus on the complete family of Direct Rambus clock generators which support the consumer and
PC markets and are now starting to experience significant success in the communications market,'' said Ian Chen, marketing
director for Cypress's Timing Technology Division. ``We are now sampling 533MHz DRCGs which provide full support for
1066MHz RDRAM-based systems.''
``Advantest is now shipping our 1066MHz production test cell, which includes the 64 site T5592 production tester and
M6751A uBGA handler,'' said Gary Fleeman, Memory Product Manager of Advantest Corporation. ``Not only are we getting
excellent test data and repeatability, but this 64-site test cell is greatly reducing the cost of high volume production test for
RDRAM devices and RIMM modules.''
For more information on 1066MHz RDRAMs, including data sheets and specifications, please visit
rambus.com.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus Inc. develops and licenses high bandwidth chip connection technologies to enhance the performance of computers,
consumer electronics and communications products. Current Rambus-based computers supported by Intel chipsets include
Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM PCs and workstations. Sony's PlayStation®2 video game system uses Rambus
memory. Providers of Rambus-based integrated circuits include the world's leading DRAM, ASIC and PC controller
manufacturers. Currently, eight of the world's top-10 semiconductor companies license Rambus technology. More information
on Rambus Inc. and its high bandwidth technologies is available at rambus.com.
Note to Editors: Rambus and RDRAM are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. RIMM is a trademark of Rambus Inc. |
