To reduce latency and improve server throughput with processing network traffic, Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics Co., Ltd., the company specializing in advanced memory technology, has started the mass production of gigabyte (GB) memory modules, essential for cloud computing and advanced server systems, using 30 nanometer (nm) class four gigabit (Gb) DDR3 DRAM chips.
According to a press release, Samsung’s 30nm-class 4Gb DDR3 chip offers an approximate 50 percent increase in productivity over a 40nm-class 4Gb DDR3, and as a result is expected to achieve rapid market penetration.
“With this module, Samsung has secured the highest level of product and solution competitiveness in the DRAM market for PC, server and mobile applications,” said Wanhoon Hong, executive vice president, memory sales & marketing, Samsung Electronics. “We also plan to ship more energy-efficient 4Gb DDR3 DRAM based on 20nm-class process technology in the second half of this year, which will significantly expand the rapidly growing market for green IT memory solutions. Moreover, we intend to keep delivering the greenest memory products with optimal performance for customers,” he added.
The company has started producing monolithic 4Gb DDR3 DRAM devices based on 30nm-class technology in February. Just two months later, it started to provide 16GB modules to a number of server system manufacturers.
By offering its new DDR3 modules shortly after providing 30nm-class 4Gb LPDDR2 DRAM, Samsung is now supporting the needs of the entire marketplace for 30nm-class DRAM solutions from mobile devices to enterprise server systems.
Samsung’s new 1.35-volt 32GB RDIMM achieves a 40 percent improvement over a 1,333 Mbps, performs at up to 1,866 megabits per second (Mbps), 40nm-class 32GB RDIMM operating at 1.5 volts, therein consuming 18 percent less power. Samsung expects to have more than 10 percent of its total DRAM chip production in 2012 at the 4Gb (or higher) density.
In other company news, TMCnet reported that Samsung Electronics Co. has introduced a new version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S in South Korea.
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