SEOUL, Korea, December 10, 2002
hynix Semiconductor Inc. today announced it has developed a 500MHz-128Mb (4Mx32) DDR-I SDRAM for supply to the graphic chipset manufacturing market.
This high speed DDR-I SDRAM product, an industry first, features 500MHz frequency ( 1Gbps) speed, 32bit wide I/O and 144-ball FBGA package type. The new product supports the high speed needs of desktop and work station graphics and switch and router applications. The new product has the highest speed in the DDR-I product line and is compatible with the DDR-I board.
hynix forecasts the combination of speed, compatibility, and an estimated cost advantage of 10% over DDR-II, will gain quick acceptance for the new product from the graphics and network industries.Farhad Tabrizi, Vice President of Worlwide Marketing, stated “providing the highest performance at the lowest possible price is the key for differentiating the product by end application. DDR-I at 500 MHz does just that.” Samples of the product, reaffirming the company’s position as a frequency leader, have already been distributed to major graphic chipset manufacturers. hynix will introduce availability of a 500 MHz 4Mx32 DDR-II SDRAM in Q1 2003.
