Inphi Corporation collaborates with AMD on next generation server memory

Inphi Corporation has announced its collaboration with AMD on the development of Inphi's IN16KXMX, Socket G3 Memory Extender (G3MX) solutions family.

With the emergence of multi core processing and virtualization technologies, increasing memory bandwidth and density have become key components in achieving performance requirements in the server and workstation space. Inphi has been working closely with AMD and system
OEM's in defining Inphi's IN16KXMX to meet the most demanding DDR3 memory technology requirements of next generation servers and workstations based on AMD64 technology. Inphi has proven design capabilities with high performance, high-speed signal integrity beyond 40Gbps and many of these technologies are being applied to the IN16KXMX.

Inphi is contributing to AMD's efforts in providing a memory interface solution, which will scale to address future memory architecture requirements driven by the addition of more processor cores. Inphi will be utilizing in-house design expertise and its large IP portfolio to develop the IN16KXMX, delivering a low latency and low power DDR3 memory interface solution to complement AMD's next generations of Quad- and Octal-Core processor families targeted for memory intensive applications.

"AMD is working hand in hand with Inphi to provide a proactive solution to address the memory bandwidth and size requirements necessary to take advantage of application and processing power enhancements for next-generation server architectures," said Randy Allen, corporate vice president, server and workstation division, AMD. "Inphi's IN16KXMX G3 Memory Extender is a key competitive component for AMD's server and workstation roadmaps for 2009 and beyond, and will also become a cost-efficient and scalable IT solution for customers transitioning to AMD64 based platforms featuring DDR3 memory technology."

Inphi is dedicated to leading the industry towards higher density and higher speed server memory configurations by providing a total solution from the CPU and memory controller through the G3MX to the JEDEC standard DIMMs. Today, Inphi is a leader in DDR3 RDIMM technology enablement with its JEDEC compliant, high performance INSSTE32882-GS01 Register/PLL device.

IN16KXMX's DRAM interface will operate in a wide range of DDR3 speed grades, while the fast channel, serial interface from and to the AMD CPU and memory controller will have a matching link up to 6.4GB/s for maximum bandwidth utilization.

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