Rambus has launced a
Mobile Memory Initiative. This development effort focuses on
high-bandwidth, low-power memory technologies targeted at achieving
data rates of 4.3Gbps at best-in-c
lass power efficiency.
With that kind of promised performance, designers could realize more than 17Gigabytes per second
of memory bandwidth from a single mobile DRAM device, notes their news release.
Consumers can expect High Definition video, multi-megapixel
digital still cameras, 3D games, and media-rich web applications from such fast smartphones/devices.
Rambus has combined its high-bandwidth expertise with
power-efficient signaling technology to create key innovations for its
Mobile Memory Initiative, such as:
- Very Low-Swing Differential Signaling - combines the robust
signaling qualities of a differential architecture with innovative
circuit techniques to greatly reduce active power consumption; - FlexClocking Architecture - a clock-forwarded and
clock-distributed topology, enables high-speed operation and a
simplified DRAM interface; and - Advanced Power State Management - in conjunction with the
FlexClocking architecture, provides fast switching times between
power-saving modes and delivers optimized power efficiency across a
diverse range of usage profiles.
"As consumer expectations grow for more media-rich applications on
their mobile devices, new memory solutions will be needed to keep pace
with the rapidly increasing bandwidth requirements," said Martin Scott,
senior vice president of Research and Technology Development at Rambus.
"With the breakthrough technologies developed through the Mobile Memory
Initiative, Rambus enables a broad range of advanced mobile
applications that will enrich the lives of consumers worldwide."
Building on innovations pioneered through the development of the
award-winning XDR memory architecture, and through the Low-Power and
Terabyte Bandwidth Initiatives, Rambus' Mobile Memory Initiative also
incorporates key innovations such as FlexPhase and Microthreading
technology. For nearly 19 years, Rambus engineering teams have
developed leadership innovations that enable faster signaling and lower
power. Committed to the advanced research, development, and
implementation of high-performance and power-efficient memory
architectures, Rambus invests in advanced circuit design, high-speed
logic interfaces, system engineering, signal and power integrity,
verification, and testing. Rambus engineers and scientists have
developed innovations resulting in over 1200 issued and pending patents
worldwide.