New Crucial® DDR4 DRAM Modules Enable Next Generation Enterprise and Consumer Products
First Public Demonstration of Crucial Ballistix DDR4 Technology to Debut at CES 2013
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Sydney Australia, 11 January, 2013 – Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced its first DDR4 DRAM demonstration at
CES 2013. As a global brand of Micron, the Crucial DDR4 DRAM demonstration is based on Micron's 30-nanometer (nm)
technology, the 4-gigabit (Gb) DDR4 x8 part is the first piece of what is expected to be the industry's most complete
portfolio of DDR4-based modules, which will include RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, SODIMMs and UDIMMs (standard and ECC).
The new Crucial DDR4 DRAM modules use up to 20 percent lower voltage than previous technology, enabling smaller, more
efficient form factors and longer battery lives. The DDR4 DRAM will have lower voltage, operating at 1.2V in comparison
to current DDR3 offerings operating from 1.35V to 1.5V. The new memory modules enable mainstream data rates that are up
to twice as fast as DDR3 memory. This will enable systems to process data faster, load applications faster, improve
system responsiveness, and increase the ability to multi-task and handle data-intensive programs.
“The initial readiness of our DDR4 product portfolio represents a big step forward in terms of power and performance
improvements for our customers,” said Robert Feurle, vice president for Micron's DRAM Marketing. “A variety of speed and
density options enable leading edge modules for the most demanding applications.”
The first public demonstration of the Crucial Ballistix DDR4 DRAM modules will be held at the 2013 International CES,
January 8-11th.
“With DDR4 data rates already twice that of DDR3 when it was introduced, Crucial Ballistix is the ideal showcase for
Micron’s latest generation of DRAM,” said Jim Jardine, director of DRAM product marketing, Crucial. “Other benefits,
including reduced voltage compared to DDR3, will make DDR4 an important advancement in memory technology that will
benefit computing systems that range from the personal computer to the data centre.”
The Crucial DDR4 DRAM modules are backed by a limited lifetime warranty and are rigorously tested to meet or exceed the
high-quality performance specifications customers have come to expect from Crucial. New DDR4 DRAM modules are expected
to ship in late 2013. For more information on Crucial DDR4 DRAM, please visit www.crucial.com.
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About Crucial
Crucial is a global brand of Micron Consumer Products Group, a division of a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc., one
of the largest memory manufacturers in the world. Crucial® products include award-winning solid state drives (SSD) and
DRAM for more than 50,000 desktops, laptops, servers, workstations, and other systems. Crucial products are available
worldwide at leading retail and e-tail stores, commercial resellers, and system integrators who can be found at www.crucialproducts.com. For more information or support, visit www.crucial.com.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its
worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other
innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing,
consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol.
To learn more about Micron, visit www.micron.com.
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