Micron Technology, Inc., Announces Samples of 133MHz Synchronous DRAMs
12/16/98
Business Wire
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BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1998--Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU) today announced samples of industry standard 133MHz 64 Meg synchronous DRAMs (SDRAMs) and modules (commonly referred to as "PC133"). All products currently available in the standard PC100 speed are also available in the 133MHz speed grade. This includes 8M x 8, 4M x 16 and 16M x 4 133MHz SDRAM components, as well as industry-standard registered and unbuffered DIMM modules. Production volumes of 133MHz components and associated modules will be available in January 1999.
"The 133MHz SDRAM meets the need for incremental performance improvements in today's evolving products," said Kit Fawcett, Micron's DRAM Product Marketing Manager. "This faster SDRAM is a cost-effective alternative for a variety of applications requiring higher bandwidth memory, and addresses memory needs in multiple PC segments."
Next generation processors with bus speeds of 133MHz require memory operating at 133MHz for maximum performance. This higher bandwidth memory will also facilitate graphics performance improvements in the unified memory subsystems of sub $1,000 PCs and fuel the increasingly larger memory requirements and ECC coverage needed by servers and workstations. "The 133MHz SDRAM is gaining momentum in both the high-end server/workstation and lower-cost desktop arenas," said Mike Seibert, Micron's Strategic Marketing Manager. "With multiple vendor support, fully deployed infrastructure, competitive pricing, and a simple migration path, the 133MHz SDRAM should quickly achieve high volume acceptance in the market."
Industry Support
PC and server chipset support will be available in 1999 from Acer Laboratories Inc. (ALi), OPTi Incorporated, Reliance Computer Corporation (RCC), Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), Standard Microsystems Corporation, and VIA Technologies.
"OPTi will aggressively support the 133MHz DRAM and DDR initiatives put forth by Micron and other DRAM vendors," added Mark Williams, marketing director at OPTi Inc. "OPTi expects that innovative technologies like these will gain market acceptance rapidly in 1999 because they provide dramatic performance increases while avoiding the cost and complexity of competing solutions. Our newly designed chipsets, which we expect to become available in 1H99, will take full advantage of these exceptional DRAM technologies."
"RCC's next generation server and workstation chipsets offer full support of PC133 SDRAM memory," added David Pulling, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Reliance Computer Corporation. "The server and workstation market requires high-performance, low-latency, and cost-effective memory support. Server and workstation applications have large working sets that require large memory support (4, 8 and 16GB) which can currently be achieved only through SDRAM memory. PC133 SDRAM is the only technology available which is capable of balancing these server and workstation requirements for next generation processors."
"133MHz SDRAM provides a low cost, high performance solution for VIA chipsets supporting 133MHz processor buses in 1999," said Dean Hays, Director of Marketing for VIA Technologies, Inc. "Our customers demand continuing improvements in performance for the same price points. PC133 provides excellent memory bandwidth growth especially for mainstream desktop and portable PC applications, at competitive prices."
Samples of the 8M x 8 (MT48LC8M8A2TG-75), the 4M x 16 (MT48LC4M16A2TG-75), and the 16M x 4 (MT48LC16M4A2TG-75), are now being shipped for testing and evaluation. Both registered and unbuffered DIMM modules are available for sampling in all configurations, including 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB densities. For more information, or to order samples, contact Micron Technology's Marketing Department at 208/368-3900.
Micron Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and market DRAMs, very fast SRAMs, Flash, other semiconductor components, memory modules, graphics accelerators, personal computer systems, and radio frequency identification (RFID) products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol MU. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit its web site at www.micron.com.
CONTACT: Micron Technology, Inc. Julie Nash, 208/368-4400 Website URL Fax-on-demand: 800/239-0337
16:44 EST DECEMBER 16, 1998
Contact: CONTACT: Micron Technology, Inc. Julie Nash, 208/368-4400 Website URL Fax-on-demand: 800/239-0337
16:44 EST DECEMBER 16, 1998
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