SO-DIMMs Run Cool At 400 MHz, Yet Deliver Densest Storage

July 21, 2003

Available in a DDR400 speed grade, a 1-Gbyte small-outline, dual-Inline memory module (SO-DIMM) wins the race as the first 1-Gbyte SO module in volume production. The DDR400 speed grade offers notebook users a 50% improvement in peak bandwidth over DDR266. The company expects this speed grade to be the memory of choice for users who require high-performance notebook computers and systems that have 400-MHz front-side buses. In addition to its high capacity, the module also mitigates heat buildup associated with high-speed memory devices like the DDR400 used in the tight confines of a notebook. The module addresses this problem by using 0.10-µm process technology for the DRAMs and a copper lead frame in the memory package for excellent heat conductivity. SO-DIMMs with capacities of 256 and 512 Mbytes are also available.

Samsung Semiconductor Corp.www.samsung.com; (800) 726-7864

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Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.