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Samsung and Micron to cut energy use in chips by 70%
Chip manufacturers Samsung and Micron are teaming up to launch the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) Consortium to build what they claim is a more efficient, greener and faster type of memory chip. The firms say the chip can feed data up to 15 times faster than current technology, while using 70% less energy by cutting power-draining time when computers stand idle. Although a market release date has not yet been finalised, the Consortium has indicated that it expects mass production to begin in 2015.
The new chips will also underpin the push towards standardised high-power broadband connections, helping computers to pull in data faster, as well as supporting the broadband infrastructure itself. The HMC says that it will exceed the memory capacities of existing DDR3 DRAM technology on both power consumption and performance.
The Consortium is working with partners including Altera Corporation and Open Silicon that could see the chip technology adopted by industries as different as networking and industrial products, says Micron.
Chip manufacturers Samsung and Micron are teaming up to launch the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) Consortium to build what they claim is a more efficient, greener and faster type of memory chip. The firms say the chip can feed data up to 15 times faster than current technology, while using 70% less energy by cutting power-draining time when computers stand idle. Although a market release date has not yet been finalised, the Consortium has indicated that it expects mass production to begin in 2015.
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