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To: sylvester80 who wrote (58985)	10/27/2000 12:34:12 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

DDR DRAM is the comeback kid in the memory world. In 1998 and early 1999, many computer companies and analysts said the future of PC memory belonged to chips based on designs from Rambus. Intel was planning to design its future PC components exclusively around Rambus memory. Memory makers were covering their bases by committing to both, with some hinting that DDR could become an interim step. But events combined against Rambus. Memory manufacturers began to complain more frequently about the difficulty involved in making Rambus memory, while PC makers balked at the cost. Intel's chipset for creating Rambus-based PCs was delayed several times. Rambus-based PCs finally arrived in late 1999, but in very small numbers. Meanwhile, AMD, which chose not to wed Athlon to Rambus, was gaining market share. Benchmarks released by Intel in July showed Rambus provided little, if any, performance over cheaper SDRAM. Earlier this month, Intel CEO Craig Barrett called the company's concentration on Rambus "a mistake" in an interview with the Financial Times. Now, most industry experts and executives agree that DDR DRAM will become the fast memory inside PCs and servers by 2001 yahoo.cnet.com