Micron releases 50nm 2Gb DDR2 memory

MAKER OF CHIPS AND BITS Micron has released 2Gb DDR2 chips fabbed at 50nm scale that it hopes will push it into the potentially booming tablet market.

The RAM chips are small form factor, high-density and run at low voltage for the DDR2 standard, which makes them ideal for the tablet market.

A Micron spokesman said that the outfit is working with Intel to support its next Atom chipset, codenamed Oak Trail, which is being designed for tablet and netbook PCs.

"This combination provides a strong solution for our joint OEM customers to design next-generation tablets to keep pace with growing market demand. And because we're manufacturing on our advanced 50nm process, customers can be comfortable that we're in a great position to support this component for years to come," Micron said.

The memory has multiple density options available in 512Mb to 2Gb components in X4, X8 and X16 parts.

It has module configurations ranging from 1GB to 4GB UDIMMS and SODIMMS and can manage up to 800 million transfers per second (MT/s), which provides a migration path for higher bus speeds.

It also runs at 1.55V to reduce memory system power demands, according to Micron. µ