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TI sampling new memory for volume PCs

Texas Instruments has begun sampling 16-megabit synchronous DRAMs that are compliant with Intel's PC 100 specification, the next-generation standard for synchronous memory interface on personal computer (PC) motherboards.

TI expects the devices to enable volume high-performance desktop and low-cost PCs requiring 16 or 32 megabytes of SDRAM-based memory modules.

As the market moves forward, TI will continue to lead with higher density PC 100-compliant SDRAMs and other advanced memory technologies catering to specific market requirements.

The initial 16-megabit offerings, the TMS626812B and TMS626412B, feature column address strobe latency (CL) equal to 2, ahead of the current market trend of CL equal to 3. CL refers to the number of clock cycles required for the microprocessor to retrieve data from memory.

The TI PC 100 16-megabit SDRAMs are being sampled to customers now, and volume production is expected in 1Q98. Higher-density PC 100 64-megabit SDRAMs based on the same 0.28 micron manufacturing process will begin sampling in the coming months.

For more information about TI's new PC 100 16-megabit SDRAMs and other memory products, visit www.ti.com/sc/docs/memory/sdram.htm