Originally Posted by techpowerup!

Elpida Develops Industry's Smallest, Most Efficient 30nm Process 2-Gb DDR3 Chip
Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced that it had completed development of a 30nm process 2-gigabit DDR3 SDRAM. The new 2-gigabit DDR3 SDRAM used 30nm-level advanced process migration technology to create the DRAM industry's smallest-level 2-gigabit DDR3 SDRAM. It achieves 45% more chips per wafer compared with Elpida's 40nm process products. Also, the new process design developed by Elpida will help contain rising chip costs associated with process migration. As a result, the 2-gigabit DDR3 is slated to become an extremely cost-competitive product.

Elpida's new chip meets the JEDEC specs for the high-speed DDR3-1866 and 1.35V low-voltage, high-speed DDR3L-1600 memory chips, both expected to become mainstream industry products in 2011. Also, the 30nm DDR3 SDRAM is eco-friendly. As a DDR3 SDRAM it achieves one of the industry's lowest levels of electric current usage (approximately 15% less operating and approximately 10% less standby usage compared with Elpida's 40nm products), which contributes to lower PC and digital consumer electronics power consumption.

Originally Posted by DrNip (Post 57147)

Yeppers been waiting for this. Looks like I still have a bit longer to wait. It will be sweet I tell ya.

Originally Posted by DrNip (Post 57151)

I remember the 1st set of DDR3 Ram I bought. G.Skill 2x2GB sticks for my 790i Ultra. Ran me $450!!!!! LOL Hopefully prices are down even more by then. Sure they will be.

Originally Posted by Splave (Post 57156)

I want 6-6-5-15 2200 1.65v

Originally Posted by Hondacity (Post 57162)

sandybridge will do 2800.....subs maybe 9-9-9 ..just a guess...

Originally Posted by FACE (Post 57170)

that's a bold guess! :taunt:

I hope so... the chips and everything else are advancing, but RAM seems to take backward steps at times.... Hopefully these new hypers do not cost a bagillion dollars...