CNET

Rambus tries a new licensing angle

The memory designer, which is suing manufacturers over their use of DDR memory, is now marketing technology that will help chipmakers adopt it. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...
EDN

400-MHz DDR DRAM face uncertain support

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The latest flavor of double-data-rate DRAM is facing an uncertain future as memory vendors butt heads over whether the 400-MHz chips will go beyond “boutique” status and find ...
CNET

Rambus royalties higher than expected

Company executives disclose the royalty rates the memory designer is seeking from manufacturers, and the numbers are higher than expected. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where ...
EDN

DRAM Makers Push for Higher DDR Prices, Report Says

DRAM contract prices should increase this month, according to a report today from DRAMeXchange.com, a Web site that tracks the memory market. DDR DRAM contract prices could increase 5 percent to 10 ...
Ars Technica

A DDR DRAM for graphics

ATI is heading up a group of graphics chip and DRAM vendors to create a DRAM specification that meets the needs of the next generation of graphics chips. According to the ATI spokesperson interviewed ...
Electronics Weekly

Over supply of DDR DRAM forces price slide

Double data rate (DDR) DRAM prices are sliding on the back of increased levels of production. “It’s like nobody ever learns,” said Kelli Woody, analyst and DRAM price-trackers ICIS-LOR. “The major ...
Semiconductor Engineering

DRAM Choices Becoming Central Design Considerations

Chipmakers are paying much closer attention to various DRAM options as they grapple with what goes on-chip or into a package, elevating attached memory to a critical design element that can affect ...
EE World Online

Electronics shortages, surpluses, and what to do about them

In this video podcast, EEWorld interviews Supplyframe’s Eric Rimkeit, where he explains the DRAM shortage and a capacitor surplus. Engineers: Work with your procurement team to minimize supply ...
Electronic Design

DRAM Advances Splinter To Meet Many System Needs

Designers can choose from different strngths of SDRAM, RDRAM, DDR1/2, GDDR, and XDR to fit specific applications. During its 30-plus years, the venerable dynamic RAM has undergone a series of ...
ZDNet

Intel laptops get a memory boost

Intel laptops got a speed boost on Wednesday, as Taiwan's Via Technologies released the first chipset allowing the Pentium mobile chips to use a next-generation form of memory called DDR (double ...
Electronic Design

DDR DRAM Packs 512 Mb

Designed for consumer applications, the EDD5116AFTA and EDD5108AFTA integrate 512 Mb of DDR DRAM, organized as either 32M words x 16-bits or 64M words x 8-bits. The devices employ 90-nm process ...