Date: 21/04/2011

Rexchip successful in pilot run of Elpida's 30nm 2Gb DDR3 DRAM

DRAM memory chip maker Rexchip Electronics Corp. has announced that it has successfully completed pilot run of Elpida's 30nm 2Gb DDR3 product. Rexchip said the Pilot run results for Elpida's 30nm process have met expectations and 100% migration remains on schedule. Moreover, Rexchip will produce 30nm 4Gb DDR3 DRAM at the same time.

The new 2Gb DDR3 made utilizing 30nm process technology developed by Elpida achieves 45% more chips per wafer compared to Rexchip's 40nm process chips. Rexchip to continue with its original plan of complete migration to Elpida's 30nm process in the second half of 2011 with a monthly capacity of 85,000 wafers producing 2Gb DDR3 and 4Gb DDR3 for high-end electronic products.

Elpida President and CEO Mr. Yukio Sakamoto stated, the new 2Gb DDR3 is not only the mainstream industry product in 2011, but also is well suited for consumer electrical appliances. I would like to thank all of Rexchip's employees and expect the new product will be able to achieve mass production soon.

The new 2Gb DDR3 meets the high-speed DDR3-1600 (1600 Mbps) standard, uses energy-efficient 1.35V and is compliant with DDR3-Plus (seamless BL4 access) for upgrading the performance of consumer electrical appliances. Rexchip is focusing on the 30nm process migration in order to provide high-quality and high-efficiency DRAM products to maintain its leadership and competitiveness.