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DRAM Almost as Fast as SRAM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rammit-rammit-rammit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IBM said it has been able to speed up the DRAM to the point where it's nearly as fast as SRAM, and that the result is a type of memory known as embedded DRAM, or eDRAM, that helps boost the performance of chips with multiple core calculating engines and is particularly suited for enabling the movement of graphics in gaming and other multimedia applications. DRAM will also continue to be used off the chip."

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  1. Trust IBM by Frequently_Asked_Ans · · Score: 5, Funny

    to go for title of most patents filed in 2007

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    "Stallman says add to this code and you are one of us. Gates says use this code and you belong to us."
  2. Re:What's the point? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    All chips wait at the same speed.

    Nuh uh! I guarantee my computer can do nothing a whole lot faster than yours can.

  3. SD-RAM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So SRAM and DRAM is fast? That's nothing... Wait until they combine it into SDRAM!