Elpida's 512 Megabit XDRTM DRAM Provides Industry-Leading Data Transfer Rate

3.2 GHz Operation Enables 6.4 Gigabytes per second (GB/s) Bandwidth within a Single Device

Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced the availability of 512 Megabit XDRTM DRAM devices in sample quantities. The new devices operate at 3.2 GHz, providing an industry-leading data transfer rate of 6.4 Gigabytes per second (GB/s) within a single device for digital consumer electronics applications. The XDR DRAM architecture offers the highest performance, next-generation memory available for applications such as digital televisions and home servers that require high bandwidth to support high-end graphics, superb digital imaging and advanced multimedia. XDR DRAM is based on the XDR memory interface technology developed by Rambus Inc.