Samsung Stacks 30nm DDR3 Chips into Monstrous 32GB RDIMM
Samsung Stacks 30nm DDR3 Chips into Monstrous 32GB RDIMM
Posted 08/19/2011 at 6:38am
| by Paul Lilly
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Go big or go home, right? Well if that's the case, tell Samsung's going to be late for dinner, because the memory chip maker isn't going home anytime soon. Samsung decided to instead go big by announcing the development of 32GB DDR3 registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs) built using 3D TSV (through silicon via) package technology.
To build the 32GB module, Samsung stacked 30nm-class 4Gb (gigabit) DDR3 chips on top of each other using TSV connections that pass through vertically, creating a 3D package that behaves as a single device. One of the benefits of 3D TSV technology is lower power consumption, and combined with Samsung's 30nm chips and other power features, Samsung says its new 32GB RDIMM sips just 4.5W per hour. That's the lowest available for enterprise servers, according to Samsung, and provides around 30 percent additional energy savings.
Performance is another benefit, and Samsung's 32GB RDIMM transmits data at 1333Mbps, which is 70 percent faster than the quad-rank 32GB RDIMMs clocked at 800Mbps that it's replacing.
Samsung has already issued engineering samples of its new modules and is currently collaborating with CPU and controller designers to expand support for 3D TSV server modules.
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toponsmar
September 23, 2011 at 1:10am
I want upgrade my physical memor after seeing this.
Maybe I also should change Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit.
cell phone memory cards http://www.topons.com
praack
August 26, 2011 at 8:41am
server space only guys
lots of ram needed in that area- especially now that everyone wants virtual and cloud
but servers were always ram hungry- these are also registered dimms
course we also get hampered by Msoft dumbing the os down- resticting your ram limit per version of the system you chose to buy.
d3v
August 20, 2011 at 1:08am
And in other news we've only just seen the first 8GB DDR3 modules appear in retail stores and they cost an arm and a leg. How about cheap 8GB modules first?
gothliciouz
August 19, 2011 at 6:15pm
so which mobo will allow you to run this module? imaging running 4 0r 6 stick of this memory!!
imaging having the entire 10-15 GB of game data preloaded on the ram!
Bullwinkle J Moose
August 19, 2011 at 3:12pm
So why can't they make a quad channel memory module in a single package and build motherboards with a single memory slot?
If the computer industry is REALLY trying to save power usage, try making the fastest Ram configuration in a single package!
Why use 4 memory modules at 10 watts each to get quad channel speeds when you could do it with 1?
What does a Ram module use for power anyway? 10 watts or so? (EACH)
If they really want to save power then lets GET TO IT, or sell motherboards with at least 16GB of optimized Ram imbedded "onboard" when you buy it!
In other words, I'm never happy!
NO MATTER WHAT!!
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