Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 1 Gigabyte (Gb) DDR2 dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip using 60 nanometer-class process technology; this move satisfies Vista operating system imposed DRAM minimum requirement of 1 Gb.

The new technology improves production efficiency by 40 percent over the 80nm technology deployed in DRAM fabrication since early 2006, and offers twice the productivity of 90nm general process technology, the company said.

The company hopes that sufficient market availability of 1Gb DRAM will further increase the demand for large density DRAMs, especially as the new premium Vista operating system imposes a DRAM requirement of at least 1Gigabyte (GB). Samsung’s line up of 60nm 1Gb DRAM-based modules includes 512Mb, 1Gb and 2Gb densities supporting either 667Mbps or 800Mbps speeds with customer validation.

Samsung expected that the market volume of the 60-nano DRAM revenue will reach $2.3 billion worldwide this year, and will further increase to $32 billion by 2009.

In a press release issued, Samsung said, “The mass production of 60-nano DRAMs is more meaningful since it provides a solid basis for Samsung to sustain our leadership in 50-nano and 40-nano technology.”

The newly mass-produced 1-gigabyte DRAM based on 60-nano technology will be applied to large-capacity personal computers, graphic cards requiring high-speed processing and mobile chips for low power but high capacity.

PC enthusiasts and gamers alike will have new choice to buy that will speed up their hardware.

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Entry was posted on Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm under Technology.

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