Mitsubishi Electronics Samples 64- and 128-Mbit PC133 SDRAMs for High-End Computing
and Personal Computer Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS SAMPLES 64- AND 128-MBIT PC133 SDRAMS
FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING AND PERSONAL COMPUTER MARKETS
133-MHz SDRAMs Have the Backing of Major OEMs as well as Extensive
Third-Party Chipset Support
SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 13, 1999 Mitsubishi Electronics Americas
Electronic Device Group today announced that it is now sampling families of 64- and
128-Mbit synchronous DRAMs (SDRAMs) that support PC133 SDRAM operation, and will offer
them as discrete ICs and industry-standard registered and unbuffered DIMM modules.
Targeted for high-end computing, personal computers, telecommunications and networking
applications, PC133 performance has the backing of major original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) such as IBM and Intergraph Computer Systems.
PC chipset and server chipset support will be available in 1999 from third-party
manufacturers such as Acer Laboratories Inc. (ALi), OPTi Incorporated, Reliance Computer
Corporation (RCC), Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), Standard Microsystems Corporation,
and VIA Technologies.
OEM Backing and Chipset Support
“IBM’s technology blueprint for its Netfinity
Server line we call it X-Architecture builds proven IBM enterprise-level
performance and reliability into the memory subsystems of our Netfinity servers,”
said Dr. Tom Bradicich, director of architecture and technology for IBMs Netfinity
Server line. “In doing this, we plan to take full advantage of PC133 memory.”
“We look forward to offering the faster memory access and higher bandwidth
capabilities of 133-MHz Synchronous DRAM in our award-winning TDZ 2000 ViZual
Workstations,” said Jeff Edson, president, Workstation Business Unit for Intergraph
Computer Systems. “Our customers in the digital content creation, prepress and
publishing, mechanical CAD, and visual simulation markets will benefit from the increased
system performance, cost effectiveness, and reliability this enhanced PC133 technology
brings.”
“PC133 SDRAM is the only current memory technology that cost effectively gives
next-generation processors high performance and low latency in gigabyte memory
densities,” said David Pulling, vice president of marketing and sales for Reliance
Computer Corporation. “Our next-generation chipsets fully support PC133 SDRAM
requirements for next-generation servers and workstations.”
Analysts Project PC133 Market Growth
“In the face of too many new and unproven
memory technologies, 133-MHz SDRAM is exactly what the industry needs right now for the
mainstream,” said Bert McComas of InQuest. “PC133 offers a solid performance
enhancement, while leveraging SDRAM infrastructure and economies of scale.”
“Demand from major OEMs and third-party chipset support will combine to accelerate
the growth of PC133 SDRAMs in 1999,” said Jim Handy, memory analyst at Dataquest.
“The devices are expected to find widespread use in high-end graphics applications in
workstations and PCs, and should easily find a home in other high-performance markets.
Even low-end PCs are potential users of PC133 where shared memory architectures are used
to cut costs.”
Leading-Edge SDRAMs to Meet Customer Demand
Mitsubishis PC133 SDRAMs support 16-megaword
by 4-bit (16M x 4), 8M x 8, and 4M x 16 organizations at the
64-Mbit density; and 32M x 4, 16M x 8, and 8M x 16
organizations at the 128-Mbit density. The devices require a 3.3-volt power supply
voltage, and their 7.5-ns clock cycle operation supports a Column Address Strobe (CAS)
Latency of 3.
“Mitsubishis early offering of these 64- and 128-Mbit PC133 SDRAMs results
from leveraging our leading-edge SDRAM technologies,” said Cecil Conkle, assistant
vice president of DRAM marketing at Mitsubishi Electronics America. “Most
importantly, our customers, who build several types of systems, are pressuring Mitsubishi
for PC133 SDRAMs because PC133 offers a natural and easy transition from PC100 SDRAMs.
Also, the availability of 16M x 4 and 32M x 4 organizations is
important to many customers, allowing PC133 to supply a new level in SDRAM performance
while still supporting the error correction code and chip-kill needs of high-end servers
for the scientific and financial markets.”
Availability
Samples of Mitsubishis 64-Mbit PC133 SDRAMs
are available now with modules becoming available in February 1999. Discrete 128-Mbit
PC133 SDRAMs will sample in February 1999 with modules sampling in March 1999. Mass
production for 64- and 128-Mbit PC133 SDRAMs will begin in the first quarter of 1999.
PC133 SDRAM support is planned for a wide variety of unbuffered and registered module
types.
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About Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi
Electronics America Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is one of the worlds top-10 DRAM suppliers and
aggressively develops advanced DRAMs, such as PC100 and PC133 SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, Direct
RDRAM, and other emerging industry-standard DRAM types to support current and future
customer requirements. Mitsubishi Electric is the first company to successfully integrate
the process technologies of DRAM and processor logic with its highly acclaimed eRAM
system integration technology, and has shipped embedded DRAM products in high volume for
longer than any other supplier. eRAM is Mitsubishi Electric’s brand name for its
silicon process technology, products, and systems expertise that integrate memory and
system-level core functions on the same integrated circuit to enable unprecedented overall
system performance.
A top-tier semiconductor supplier, Mitsubishi
Electric markets memory products and an extensive range of other semiconductors in North
America through the Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.
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Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.
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