Transcend unveils low power memory modules

Transcend Information has announced the availability of its latest memory products in India-the 1 and 2GB low power DDR2-667 fully-buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMM) designed for servers and workstations. Transcend has lowered its DDR2 FB-DIMM operating voltage from 1.8V down to 1.55V, which reduces actual memory power consumption by 20 to 30 percent, which is significant for enterprise platforms such as application servers or embedded systems that employ many modules and require stable and reliable memory performance. The FB-DIMM is also equipped with advanced memory buffer (AMB) that acts as an intermediary between DRAM and the system bus, using an efficient serial-based uplink to communicate with the memory controller.
Austin Huang, Regional Head-Sales, SAARC and APAC, Transcend said, “We are proud to have pushed the performance standards of Transcend products yet once again with the launch of Transcend's low power DDR2-667 fully-buffered DIMMs. We are confident that our consumers will appreciate the excellent performance offered by the product that we have specially engineered to consume less power and perform real-time intelligent error correction, which is essential for performing mission-critical or compute-intensive tasks.”

Transcend's DDR2-667 FB-DIMM uses eight-layer PCBs that meet the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standards. Each 240-pin FB-DIMM is made of 128Mx8 DDR2 1.55V-rated DRAM chips that meet strict quality and performance standards and are manufactured using small Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) packages to assure better thermal dissipation, electrical efficiency and reliable computing quality. Also included are heat sinks equipped with highly conductive thermal compound, giving Transcend's DDR2-667 low power FB-DIMM superior heat diffusion characteristics that greatly increase reliability and help lower system temperatures.

The product is priced at Rs 4,500 for 2GB and comes with a three-year warranty.