Con il comunicato stampa di seguito allegato Micron Technology ha reso noto di aver commercializzato nuovi moduli di RAM DDR3 per sistemi di tipo notebook capaci di operare a una tensione molto bassa, pari a 1.35V, che, in quanto tali, risultano essere particolarmente ottimizzati per il risparmio energetico, aspetto quest'ultimo evidentemente critico in ambito mobile.
In accoro a Micron, i moduli sono disponibili con una densità che può arrivare fino a 2GB; durante il prossimo autunno il chip maker realizzerà, invece, i primi sample da 4GB. Robert Feurle, VP della divisione Marketing per il mercato della RAM in Micron, afferma che £il consumo di potenza delle nuove DDR3 risulta essere stato ridotto, del 20%, rispetto a quello delle soluzioni a 1.5V.
Boise, Idaho, giovedì 18 giugno 2009 – Notebooks can now take advantage of optimized battery life and portability with a new line of low-voltage,
high-bandwidth DDR3 memory modules introduced today by Micron Technology, Inc. Offering an unparalleled combination of performance and efficiency for
notebook computers, Micron’s new modules are available in densities up to 2-gigabytes (GB) now, with 4GB samples coming this fall.
Sustaining battery life and delivering desktop-equivalent performance are two critical criteria when developing notebook computer designs, and Micron’s new
modules provide an ideal combination of performance and power efficiency. The modules are designed using the industry’s lowest 1.35-volt 1-gigabit (Gb) DDR3
components, allowing for even greater power savings compared to standard 1.5-volt DDR3. More importantly, this low-power is achieved without compromise to
memory performance - the modules provide an optimum bandwidth of 1,333 megabits per second.
“Across the board, we are making our DRAM more efficient – from both a power and performance perspective – which ultimately empowers users to be more
productive,” said Robert Feurle, vice president of DRAM marketing at Micron. “Our new DDR3 notebook modules offer approximately a 20 percent reduction in
power usage compared to standard 1.5-volt modules while maintaining DDR3’s high performance advantage, enabling a desktop-class computing experience for
portable computers.”
“Our notebook graphics processing units deliver industry-leading performance and visual fidelity,” said Barry Wagner, director of technical marketing at
NVIDIA. “Micron has been a valued partner in defining the performance and power parameters necessary for portable computing applications. We look forward to
working with Micron to validate their new modules with our notebook processing solutions.”
For additional information on Micron’s new notebook modules, please visit www.micron.com/peakperformance.
Source: Micron Press Release
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