Double Data Rate is a memory standard that enables RAM chips to transmit output twice in every cycle of the system clock. The DDR standard was superseded in 2003 by DDR2, a memory standard offering ...

When looking to upgrade your PC, RAM is one of the first places to look. More RAM reduces the amount the page file is used, speeding up programs and allowing you to run more applications ...

I'm looking at DDR2 RAM for my motherboard (Asus P5Q-E) and I see all sorts of voltages and voltage ranges advertised.<BR><BR>It looks like JEDEC standard is 1.8v, but I was curious about the memory ...

Back in early June, we received our first sets of DDR4 RAM from Crucial, which we posted about in an article called, "A close-up look and discussion of Crucial's upcoming DDR4 Memory". We now have had ...

With the launch of their 900 series chipsets, and LGA775 based Pentium 4 processors, Intel introduced the use of DDR2 system memory on the desktop. DDR1 system memory had been the standard for quite a ...

With so much emphasis placed on processors, memory chips often get overlooked as an integral component of system performance. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) vendors will start the transition to a new memory ...

Since its launch in January 2006, the only thing that has been publicly known about former AMD CTO Fred Weber's new venture is its name: MetaRAM. Clearly, the stealth-mode company was working on ...

This article presents practical techniques for incorporating “correctness by design” in DDR2 interfaces, from a Signal Integrity (SI) perspective, using the current generation of available design ...

Irrespective of whether the RAM is DDR or DDR2, it connects to the system’s memory controller by a 64-bit wide bus or channel. In current Intel-based systems, this memory controller resides on the ...