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To: Michael Sphar who wrote (58)	8/18/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: Michael Sphar	Respond to of 105

Samsung again in the news: A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted at 7:30 a.m. EDT/4:30 a.m. PDT, 8/18/98 Samsung begins offering DDR SDRAMs SEOUL--Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it is now offering the first samples of JEDEC-compliant Double-Data-Rate Synchronous DRAMs (DDR SDRAMs), are targeted at computer servers, workstations and data communication applications. The Korean memory supplier said these initial beta prototypes of 64-Mbit DDR SDRAMs will be followed by engineering samples by the end of September. Under the current production schedule, Samsung plans to begin making DDR dual-inline memory modules (DIMMs) with 64-Mbit chips by October. Production versions of the DDR modules will include both unbuffered and registered versions with speeds up to 133-MHz (266-Mbits-per-econd data rate), Samsung said. The DIMM densities will reach 288-Mbytes with stacked DDR SDRAMs. Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to be one of the early users of new memories. "We have started testing Samsung's JEDEC-compliant 64-Mbit DDR SDRAM and expect this work to result in DDR being ready for our initial applications," said Steve Erasmus, director of component quality and technology at HP. Industry standards for DDR SDRAMs and modules were set by the Joint Electronics Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) in the first half of 1998. Samsung said it is aggressively pursuing the DDR interface technology because it allows the company to continue to reuse depreciated plants and equipment in offering evolutionary improvements in memory products. At the same time, the company said it is also supporting the Direct Rambus technology from Rambus Inc. for high-bandwidth requirements in desktop personal computers, beginning in 1999.

To: Michael Sphar who wrote (58)	8/18/1998 11:43:00 AM
From: Michael Sphar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 105

DSP futures unlike DRAMs are seen through rose colored glasses: A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted at 8:30 a.m. EDT/5:30 a.m. PDT, 8/18/98 DSP sales to hit $13.8 billion by 2002, new report says TEMPE, Ariz. -- Worldwide demand for programmable digital signal processors will grow 20% to $3.9 billion in 1998 and even stronger in the years to follow due to the emergence of new DSP applications, concluded a new report from Forward Concepts here. In the face of the overall semiconductor recession this year, DSP chip revenues will continue to increase at a strong pace in 1998 because of growth in digital wireless communications systems, said the market research firm today in releasing the results of its study. Two other key DSP market segment--disk drive controllers and modems--are being restrained by soft pricing conditions, while the smaller audio and control markets are experiencing moderate growth, Forward Concepts said. In 1999, programmable DSP revenues will surge by 32% with the emergence of new applications in digital cameras, satellite phones, smart antennas, voce over Internet provider, AC motor control and digital TV, said the research firm. The new report estimates that DSP market growth will continue at a 33% compounded annual rate to $13.4 billion by 2002.