HYNIX DEVELOPS WORLD'S FIRST 1-GIGABIT, 44-NANO DRAM CHIP
HXSEY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
(KSE:000660) announced Sunday it has developed the world's
first 1-gigabit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip using
44-nanometer technology.
Mass production of the 1-gigabit DDR3 DRAM chip will begin
in the third quarter of this year, the company said. A
nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.
The company expects overall productivity of its new DDR3
DRAM product will be 50 percent greater than existing
54-nanometer technology and will also lower production costs.
DDR3 DRAM is a random access memory technology used for high
bandwidth storage of working data on a computer or other
digital electronic devices.
The new product significantly minimizes leakage current and
further reduces overall power consumption, with a maximum speed
of 2,133 megabit per second, the company said.
Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:005930) also announced last
week it has developed the world's first 40-nanometer dynamic
random access memory (DRAM) chip.
The 40 nanometer-class process technology is considered to
be the next generation of cutting edge technology and will be
used mainly for DDR3 DRAM products.
With an aggressive start in the production of 40
nanometer-class technology, South Korea is expected to fortify
its position as a world leader in the market for DDR3 DRAMs,
which watchers say will become the dominant product in the
second half of 2009.
"Samsung Electronics and Hynix are expected to exercise
dominance over the DRAM market, as their technology levels are
far superior to Taiwanese chip makers suffering cash problems,"
said Choi Seung-hoon, an analyst at LIG Investment and
Securities.
In the case of cash-strapped Hynix, analysts say that its
future competitiveness will depend on how fast the global DRAM
market will recover from the slump stemming from a supply glut
and weak demand.
Improving cash flows has been a front-burner matter for
Hynix this year as the company logged a 4.38 trillion won net
loss in 2008, compared with a profit of 364 billion won a year
earlier.
(Yonhap)
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