
Memory Technology – Quick Overview
DRAM - dominant memory technology
– Computer system memory
– Server, desktop, laptop
– Dynamic, volatile memory, plug-in DIMMs
– Embedded systems
– Cell phones, printers, cars
– Fixed memory configuration
– DRAM driven by faster processors, faster data
rates
– DDR3 now available at 1600 (1.6Gb/s) data rates
– DDR3 2000 emerging soon (overclocked)
DRAM variants
– LPDDR – Low Power DDR
– Power savings for portable
computing
– GDDR – Graphic DDR
– Optimized for Speed - faster
access
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