IDT Introduces Industry’s Lowest-power DDR3-1866 Memory Buffer for High-performance LRDIMM Applications
October 25 2012 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ: IDTI), the
Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal
semiconductor solutions, today announced the introduction of the
industry’s first low-power DDR3 memory buffer capable of operating
with transfer speeds up to 1866 megatransfers per second (MT/s).
The new device affirms IDT’s leadership in memory interface
solutions by advancing the top data transfer rates of DDR3
load-reduced dual-inline memory modules (LRDIMMs) and allowing
system makers to benefit from increased memory capacity at higher
speeds. IDT’s memory buffer is a critical component for advanced
memory subsystems in servers, workstations, and storage
applications.
The MB3518 is a low-power DDR3 memory buffer capable of
operating speeds up to 1866 MT/s with 2 LRDIMMs in a channel.
Assuming quad-rank LRDIMMs at 32 GB density, this equates to
512 GB of capacity at 1866 MT/s in a typical server, which can
be doubled to over 1 TB using eight-rank 64 GB LRDIMMs,
expected to launch in 2013. This represents a fourfold improvement
in relative density at the highest speed grades over standard
registered dual-inline memory modules (RDIMMs), enabling computing
systems to support more memory and improve application performance.
The memory buffer can operate at 1.5 V or 1.35 V, offering the
industry’s lowest power consumption without sacrificing
performance. This translates directly into huge operational cost
savings for the end user in power and cooling.
“As the leader of memory interface solutions, IDT is raising the
limits of LRDIMM performance,” said Mario Montana, vice president
and general manager of the Enterprise Computing Division at IDT.
“With a focus on low power and high performance, IDT’s customers
can realize the benefit of increased speeds while still developing
energy-efficient solutions that will lower datacenter operation
costs and reduce carbon footprints. From a system perspective,
IDT’s rich portfolio of interface and interconnect products offers
a compelling value proposition for a wide range of customers
looking to build the most advanced enterprise server and storage
equipment on the market.”
“Micron is focused on delivering LRDIMM solutions that drive
performance while lowering power to meet the demands of our
customers in the high-performance computing (HPC), data center, and
cloud computing segments. We are pleased to be working closely with
IDT to enable the next generation of LRDIMM products,” said Robert
Feurle, vice president DRAM Marketing at Micron Technology, Inc
(NASDAQ: MU).
IDT memory buffers offer proprietary debug and validation
features including per-pin, on-die oscilloscope capability and
built-in logic analyzer capture to expedite the development,
validation, and test of fully-buffered DIMM topologies. These
features are especially important for the memory-buffer-to-DRAM
interface on the LRDIMM module, since it is completely isolated
from the host controller and automated tester. The IDT memory
buffers meet the stringent specifications set forth by the Joint
Electronic Device Engineering Council (JEDEC).
Pricing and Availability
IDT MB3518 and MB3516 are currently sampling to qualified
customers and are available in a 588-pin FCBGA package in both
lidded and non-lidded options. For more information about IDT’s
leading memory interface products, visit www.idt.com/go/DDR3.
About IDT
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., the Analog and Digital
Company™, develops system-level solutions that optimize its
customers’ applications. IDT uses its market leadership in timing,
serial switching and interfaces, and adds analog and system
expertise to provide complete application-optimized, mixed-signal
solutions for the communications, computing and consumer segments.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., IDT has design, manufacturing
and sales facilities throughout the world. IDT stock is traded on
the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market® under the symbol “IDTI.”
Additional information about IDT is accessible at www.IDT.com.
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