Date: 19/10/2010

Registering clock driver for DDR3 DRAM module apps

Inphi has made available the Inphi INSSTE32882UV-GS02 register, a registering clock driver for networking and telecom systems. This register is designed to reduce energy consumption in data centers. It reduces core power consumption by 100 mW.

The Inphi UV-GS02 register supports Double Data Rate (DDR3) DRAM memory operation at speeds of up to 1866 MT/s at 1.5V, 1.35V and 1.25V operation, targeting server architectures. The UV-GS02 register also incorporates the latest JEDEC-standard register features such as 1.25V operation and external Voltage Reference (Vref) margining options.

"Advancing to 1.25V while still meeting the required performance and speed is critical. Inphi's new UV-GS02 register is designed to achieve these requirements while simultaneously providing a significant increase in power efficiency," said Scott White, Corporate VP, Server Chief Engineer at AMD.

"The advanced combination of our new register's wide voltage range support, high speed and low-power consumption is essential for enabling next-generation data centers, cloud computing and other high-performance computing applications," said Paul Washkewicz, Vice President of Marketing, Computing and Storage at Inphi. "By offering a single, scalable solution for standard applications, the Inphi UV-GS02 delivers the flexibility required by today's innovative businesses to support current as well as future platform memory requirements, while significantly reducing the costs associated with validation and qualification."

The Inphi UV-GS02's enables operation with minimal idle power dissipation and core current consumption. In high-end systems with 12 to 18 memory modules per server, this translates to a substantial savings in power and cost.

Price: Starts at US$4.55 for 10,000 pieces.