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Samsung '3D' Memory Coming, 50% Denser

CWmike writes "Samsung on Tuesday announced a new 8GB dual inline memory module (DIMM) that stacks memory chips on top of each other, which increases the density of the memory by 50% compared with conventional DIMM technology. Samsung's new registered or buffered (RDIMM) product is based on its current Green DDR3 DRAM and 40 nanometer (nm)-sized circuitry. The new memory module is aimed at the server and enterprise storage markets. The three-dimensional (3D) chip stacking process is referred to in the memory industry as Through Silicon Via (TSV). Samsung said the TSV process saves up to 40% of the power consumed by a conventional RDIMM. Using the TSV technology will greatly improve chip density in next-generation server systems, Samsung said, making it attractive for high-density, high-performance systems."

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  1. TIME TO BRING BACK CORE !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Core memory is static in the true sense of the word. I've got core memory that hasn't changed a bit in 60 years. Punks !! You don't know memory.

    1. Re:TIME TO BRING BACK CORE !! by StormUP · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sounds really slow. When do you expect the bit to finish changing?

  2. Oh great. Dense memory. by DWMorse · · Score: 2, Funny

    It'll fit right in with my ex's computer. Stupid P.O.S. Gateway.

    *takes a deep breath...* NOW WHEN SHE TYPES IN ALL CAPS and overuses LOL ON FOXNEWS.COM and adds a thousand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCLAMATION POINTS... her memory can be just as dense as she is.

    --
    There's a spot in User Info for World of Warcraft account names? Really?
    1. Re:Oh great. Dense memory. by martas · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's the spirit, let it all out! We're happy to hear to the woes of the few among us who have ever had social contact with the opposite sex ;]

  3. Re:Saves up to 40% power savings? by Ailure · · Score: 3, Funny

    Trust me, DRAM power consumption is becoming a serious probpem.

    So is apparently cosmic rays. ;)

  4. Re:Saves up to 40% power savings? by tom17 · · Score: 3, Funny

    640W should be enough power for anybody.