Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: REH who wrote (7037)	9/10/1998 9:37:00 AM
From: REH	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

NEC confirms that the embedded DRAM is not based on Rambus. Embedded DRAM -- where the memory circuits are on the same chip as the logic circuits -- technically don't need a Rambus (chip-to-chip) interface. HOWEVER, because the bandwidth requirement is critical enough that they have to put memory right on the chip (this is happening in graphics, also), it stands to reason that the small amount of memory currently available to this on-chip designs (there are manufacturing and yield problems) won't be enough to satisfy the applications. With this in mind, there could still be a need to have a Rambus interface, even if there's embedded DRAM on the chip. This coming Tuesday should be very interesting. reh