LOS ALTOS, Calif., Oct 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rambus
Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing
companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today
announced it has achieved a new breakthrough level of power efficiency
with its latest silicon test vehicle developed through its Mobile Memory
Initiative (MMI). The latest silicon-validated results demonstrate that
through the use of MMI innovations, a high-bandwidth mobile memory
controller can achieve a world-leading power efficiency of 2.2mW/Gbps.
This is nearly a one third improvement over the initial MMI silicon and
significantly better than the estimated 10mW/Gbps of an LPDDR2 400
memory controller.
Launched in February 2009, Rambus' MMI focuses on achieving high
bandwidth at extremely low power to enable advanced applications in
next-generation smartphones, netbooks, portable gaming and portable
media products. Operating at 4.3Gbps, a memory system using MMI
innovations can deliver over 17GB/s of memory bandwidth from a single
mobile DRAM device.
"The performance demands of next-generation mobile devices are vastly
outstripping the pace of battery technology improvements," said Martin
Scott, senior vice president of Research and Technology Development at
Rambus. "With the innovations developed through our Mobile Memory
Initiative, we can deliver advanced applications and maintain long
battery life through our breakthroughs in both bandwidth performance and
power efficiency."
Rambus' MMI encompasses key innovations based on its renowned signaling
and memory architecture expertise, including Very Low-Swing Differential
Signaling, FlexClocking(TM) Architecture, and Advanced Power State
Management. In addition, Rambus' FlexPhase(TM) and Microthreading
technologies greatly improve the power efficiencies of mobile platforms.
The company will discuss its approach to solving mobile memory
challenges during a presentation by Judy Chen at the ARM TechCon3 on
October 22, 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. PT at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
This presentation, entitled "Is Mobile Memory Becoming the New Power
Hog?" will cover trends driving performance and power consumption in the
handset platform and outline how Rambus MMI innovations can improve
power consumption.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies
specializing in the invention and design of high-speed memory
architectures. Since its founding in 1990, the Company's patented
innovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integration
expertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bring
superior products to market. Rambus' technology and products solve
customers' most complex chip and system-level interface challenges
enabling unprecedented performance in computing, communications and
consumer electronics applications. Rambus licenses both its world-class
patent portfolio as well as its family of leadership and
industry-standard interface products. Headquartered in Los Altos,
California, Rambus has regional offices in North Carolina, India,
Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
Rambus and the Rambus logo are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc.
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