Date: 20/03/2009

SAMSUNG started shipping 16GB DDR3 DRAM memory modules for servers

Samsung Electronics is shipping 18 configurations of DDR3-based memory modules designed for servers. The shipment include 16-gigabyte (GB) registered inline memory module (RIMM) and a 8GB RDIMM (registered dual inline memory module).

The 16GB RDIMM module operates at 1066 Megabits per second (Mbps) and is configured dual-die package.

According to market research firm IDC, the global DDR3 DRAM market is expected to reach 29 percent of the total DRAM market in 2009 and increase to 75 percent in 2011 (estimated in 1Gb equivalent units). Also, 2Gb DDR3 devices are forecast to take 3 percent of the total DDR3 market in 2009, with their share growing to 33 percent in 2011.