If you thought DDR3 was a mature and widespread memory standard for desktops and notebooks, you’d have thought right, but things are likely to change as quickly as next year. Micron, one of the top memory chip manufacturers is suggesting that DDR4, the next major standard in memory is going to hit the market next year. Desktops and notebooks will be on the receiving end of the new standard by the end of 2013. Micron has already announced that they have DDR4 DRAM modules ready already and implementation can begin in 2013. There are partners and customers who’ve shown interest and given feedback on the new standard, they say.
technology should soon spread into the tablets and ultra-thin client markets. Micron feels that there are a ton of advantages to using DDR4 over DDR3 when it comes to the performance and power efficiency side of things. Micron worked alongside Nanya to develop the new chips that are now based on the 30nm fabrication process. The new memory is said to operate at a lower voltage of just 1.2V, as compared to the 1.5V required by DDR3 modules. This should help reduce power consumption on the devices, by quite a bi
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