Digital ICs/DSP: DDR And DDR2 Low-Profile Modules Save Space In Server Blades

Aug. 18, 2005

Low-profile double-data-rate (DDR) and second-generation DDR registered memory modules for blade servers and other space-constrained applications are now available in 512-Mbyte and 1-Gbyte capacities. Just 18.3 mm tall (0.72 in.), the modules permit the use of vertical rather than angled sockets, reducing the board's memory area by up to 62%. This allows more memory to be added to the server blades without enlarging the cards. It also improves the airflow for better cooling. The modules come in 400-, 533-, and 667-MHz speed grades. Samples of both modules are immediately available. Contact the company for current volume pricing.

Micron Technology Inc.www.micron.com

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Dave Bursky

Technologist

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.