Crucial Demos DDR4 Memory Modules, Plans to Ship in Late 2013

Crucial, a leading supplier of memory modules and NAND flash-based devices, introduced its first DDR4 SDRAM modules at CES 2013. The company intends to start shipments of DDR4 memory to interested parties in late 2013; though, it is hard to expect those shipments to be truly high-volume as the first systems that will use DDR4 are expected to hit the market in 2014.

Crucial's DDR4 memory modules are based on Micron's 4Gb x8 memory chips produced using 30nm technology. The new Crucial DDR4 DRAM modules are operating at 1.2V, which is 20% lower voltage than previous DDR3 technology. This week at the CES Crucial demonstrated prototypes of its enthusiast-oriented Ballistix DDR4 memory modules operating at effective 2133MHz clock-speed.

The company used a special testbed, which run Windows operating system, with unknown hardware inside to demonstrate the operation of its next-generation memory modules, an obvious indication that Intel's DDR4 test platforms are not yet ready for a public demo. In fact, the module was not even installed directly into a socket, but used some sort of an adapter so to plug in an oscilloscope to show the signals.

Eventually, Crucial’s portfolio of DDR4-based modules will include RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, SODIMMs and UDIMMs (standard and ECC). New DDR4 DRAM modules are expected to ship in late 2013.

Source: X-bit Labs

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