Taiwan DRAM industry remains indifferent to Rambus XDR and XDR2

Iria · Nov 1, 2005, 05:54 PM

Taiwan DRAM vendors are not rushing to express their optimism regarding Rambus memory solutions. Last week at the Rambus Developer Forum (RDF) in Taipei, the company promoted its memory technologies, XDR and XDR2 (which was presented as next generation XDR). Launched earlier this year, XDR2 is projected to enable data rates starting at 8GHz, and it incorporates features including micro-threading and adaptive timing. According to Rambus, the company is now in talks with DRAM vendors, including Taiwan companies, about XDR and XDR2 licensing. However, when asked about names, Rambus did not mention any particular company, and no player in the Taiwan DRAM industry confirmed holding talks with Rambus.

There are currently three DRAM vendors, Samsung, Elpida and Toshiba, producing XDR DRAM chips, Rambus stated. XDR clock generators are manufactured by Texas Instruments, IDT and Cypress. XDR2 is now available for licensing, but its support is not yet announced by any DRAM vendor.
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Nov 1, 2005, 05:54 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Taiwan DRAM industry remains indifferent to Rambus XDR and XDR2 Taiwan DRAM vendors are not rushing to express their optimism regarding Rambus memory solutions. Last week at the Rambus Developer Forum (RDF) in Taipei, the company promoted its memory technologies, XDR and XDR2 (which was presented as next generation XDR). Launched earlier this year, XDR2 is projected to enable data rates starting at 8GHz, and it incorporates features including micro-threading and adaptive timing. According to Rambus, the company is now in talks with DRAM vendors, including Taiwan companies, about XDR and XDR2 licensing. However, when asked about names, Rambus did not mention any particular company, and no player in the Taiwan DRAM industry confirmed holding talks with Rambus. There are currently three DRAM vendors, Samsung, Elpida and Toshiba, producing XDR DRAM chips, Rambus stated. XDR clock generators are manufactured by Texas Instruments, IDT and Cypress. XDR2 is now available for licensing, but its support is not yet announced by any DRAM vendor. ___________ Read More / Source: DigiTimes