Elpida To Begin Work on DDR-3 Memory
Elpida Memory has announced plans to begin testing a 512 megabyte DDR-3 memory chip. The new chips have been rated with clock speeds up to twice that of DDR-2 memory (approximately 1.3 gigabytes per second). DDR-3 is the new successor to the DDR-2 memory and is looking to render DDR-2 out of date by early next year, by creating higher speeds and lower voltages inside computers. Mac users can expect this to influence them by mid-2006 as Apple begins its switch from PowerPC architecture to an Intel based architecture. Soon Mac games will be able to take advantage of this new, high-speed memory in servers as well as client machines to create stunning experiences while consuming less energy than DDR-2 memory. Elpida Memory has also stated its plans to work on 1 and 2 gigabyte chips after the 512 megabyte chip is released.
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