Category Archives: LPDDR3

Friday Video: A personal invitation to Memcon from Sanjay Srivastava

Posted on August 17, 2012 by sleibson2

Want to know why you need to be at Memcon this year? Here’s Denali Software founder Sanjay Srivastava to tell you why: Now go and sign up! It’s a free ticket and includes breakfast, lunch, and some goodies—not to mention … Continue reading →

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Samsung Exynos 5 Dual mobile processor features two 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processors, a WQXGA display controller, and two LPDDR3 controllers to feed ‘em

Posted on August 13, 2012 by sleibson2

The Web was abuzz this weekend with the unveiling last week of the Samsung Exynos 5 Dual mobile processor, which features two 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processors. The previous generation of Exynos Dual mobile processor incorporated two 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor … Continue reading →

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See the future of DRAM usage, at least until 2015. Marc Greenberg from Cadence lays it out in a video

Posted on August 2, 2012 by sleibson2

This year at DAC, Marc Greenberg gave a presentation on the near- and medium-term future of DRAM in the ChipEstimate booth. Two separate technology paths will dominate: the PC/server space and the mobile space. By 2015, PCs and servers will … Continue reading →

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Want a quick and dirty overview of the new JEDEC LPDDR3 spec? EETimes serves it up

Posted on June 13, 2012 by sleibson2

Kristin Lewotsky has just published an LPDDR3 SDRAM interview with Huong Vuong, Chairman of the JEDEC JC-42.6 Subcommittee for Low Power Memories. Here are the salient points from the interview, in my opinion: The purpose of LPDDR3 is to increase … Continue reading →

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DFI 3.1 spec adds DDR4 and LPDDR3 coverage for speed and low-power benefits

Posted on May 30, 2012 by sleibson2

Earlier this month, JEDEC published the LPDDR3 specification for the next generation of low-power SDRAM that will be used in mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, ultra-thin notebooks and similar connected devices on the newest, high-speed 4G networks. The LPDDR3 … Continue reading →

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Where does LPDDR3 SDRAM fit in the low-power memory universe? How about Wide I/O SDRAM?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by sleibson2

Marc Greenberg, Director of Product Marketing in the Cadence SoC Realization Design IP Group, just sent me some slides in connection with the recent introduction of the Cadence design and verification IP portfolio for LPDDR3 low-power SDRAM. I’ve already written … Continue reading →

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Upgrading your mobile or low-power SoC to LPDDR3? Got the right IP? You’ll need it to get maximum performance at minimum power

Posted on March 21, 2012 by sleibson2

LPDDR3 is JEDEC’s next click on the low-power LPDDR SDRAM standard for mobile, portable, and other low-power devices. According to the JEDEC Web site, the LPDDR3 standard is still in development but the technical specs of the early devices announced … Continue reading →

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Agilent: Memory technology has hit a wall due to physics limitations and that has implications for your designs

Posted on March 12, 2012 by sleibson2

Last week, Agilent ran a seminar in Milpitas, California. The first of three subseminars was about memory technology with an excellent overview of the state of memory technology today. It was presented by Gordon Getty, an Agilent Application Engineer based … Continue reading →

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DRAMeXchange opines on six major DRAM and NAND Flash trends for 2012-2015. What do you think?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by sleibson2

The DRAMeXchange http://www.dramexchange.com/ keeps a very close watch on the spot and contract prices for all forms of semiconductor memory including DRAM and NAND Flash devices. The group also keeps an eye on trends that may affect pricing. A couple … Continue reading →

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Let’s start the new year with a bang! Elpida ships 4Gbit Wide I/O and LPDDR3 SDRAM samples

Posted on January 5, 2012 by sleibson2

Two DRAM categories that will shake up mobile product design this year are Wide I/O and LPDDR3. Elpida announced just at the end of the year that it has started shipping samples of 4Gbit SDRAMs with both interface types based … Continue reading →

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