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Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU), today introduced the next-generation of its reduced latency DRAM (RLDRAM) II memory to meet the growing bandwidth requirements of today's popular networking applications that send voice, video and data -- known as the triple play of communications services -- across the Internet.
Micron has increased the density of its RLDRAM II networking products from 288 Megabits (Mbs) to 576 Mbs and upped the speed from 400 megahertz (MHz) to 533 MHz, while reducing the latency from 20 nanoseconds to 15 nanoseconds. The combination of these three improvements allows for the efficient, fast transfer of information across a network. Networking companies are rolling out next-generation networking systems, increasing their network speeds to 10 Gigabits per second from 3 Gbps. To meet these increased speeds, it is imperative that the memory technology also support additional features such as triple play services, quality of services (QoS), information multicasting, as well as traffic policing and security. These advanced services need the bandwidth and scalability to support huge numbers of information being pushed across the networks, as well as lower latency, and increased performance. RLDRAM memory is part of the solution to meet these exceedingly stringent market demands.
"Today's networking environment is drastically changing as the market trends toward the combination of voice, video and data transmission over the Internet," said Raymond Fontayne, networking product marketing manager at Micron Technology, Inc. "We are committed to providing our customers with high-performing, ultra-dense, low-latency memory solutions to meet their networking needs."
Micron has experienced strong customer feedback and interest in its networking solutions, as customers migrate from FCRAM to high-performing RLDRAM. Asserting Micron's RLDRAM efforts, Dr. Pradeep Sindhu Ph.D, Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer from Juniper Networks, Inc. said, "RLDRAM is a good choice for Juniper. We arrived at this decision after analyzing a whole slew of alternatives."
Micron is currently sampling to select customers with mass production expected in the first quarter of 2007. Additional information on Micron's RLDRAM product portfolio can be found at http://www.micron.com/products/dram/rldram/.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
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Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)