Samsung and Toshiba to Manufacture Network Specific DRAM for High-Speed Network Applications
TOKYO & SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002--Toshiba
Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced their
agreement to manufacture network specific DRAM, a common interface
DRAM specification for high-speed network applications. The two
companies will separately manufacture and market network specific DRAM
based on this specification.
Toshiba has already commercialized network specific DRAM based on
the 256Mb DDR FCRAM(TM) that the company jointly developed with
Fujitsu for high-speed network applications. Samples of Samsung's
256Mb Network-DRAM which is fully compatible with FCRAM(TM) are
available and full production is scheduled for 3Q 2002. The
availability of these high-speed networking memory devices from major
suppliers is expected to secure market leadership and assure customers
a stable supply.
Historically, high-density memory systems have consisted of
Single-Data-Rate Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) or Double-Data-Rate SDRAM.
However, the rapid evolution of network environments accompanying the
expansion of the Internet and LANs is driving demand for network
specific memory ICs. These combine the high speed of SRAM with the
high density of DRAM to dramatically increase data handling
capability. Samsung and Toshiba have been developing network specific
DRAM in response to this demand.
Network specific DRAM devices have random read-write cycle and
latency times that are 50 percent faster than the next generation
DDR333. These devices also offer the fastest high-speed data transfer
rate among next-generation DRAM and integrate a late-write function
for efficient data-bus utilization.
Samsung and Toshiba will position the network specific DRAM
devices for buffer and look-up table use in network applications and
as cache and main memory for high-end computers.
About Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications
systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems.
The company's integration of these wide-ranging capabilities assures
its position as a leading company in semiconductors, LCDs and other
electronic devices. Toshiba has 188,000 employees worldwide and annual
sales of over US$47 billion. Visit Toshiba's website at
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung
Electronics employs approximately 64,000 people in 89 offices in 47
countries. Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of
memory chips, Smart Card Chips, Display Driver ICs, TFT-LCDs, CDMA
mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four
main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network,
Telecommunication Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses.
For more information, please visit the web site,
http://samsungelectronics.com.
FCRAM is the trademark of Fujitsu Limited.
Contact:
Toshiba Corporation
Kenichi Sugiyama, +81-3-3457-2105
press@toshiba.co.jp
or
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sunghae Park, +82-31-209-7037
sunghae@samsung.co.kr
