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HOUSTON (Nov. 17, 1997) -- Texas Instruments (TI) announced sampling today of 16-megabit (16M) synchronous DRAMs (SDRAMs) that operate at 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 (MB) of SDRAM-based memory modules.

"TI's early compliance with the PC 100 specification at competitive yields demonstrates our commitment to cost-effective memory products that meet original equipment manufacturer and consumer demand for high-performance, low-cost systems," said Ramesh Gidwani, TI, vice president of worldwide memory marketing. "We are particularly proud to be among the first in the industry to deliver functional units right on time to participate in the final set up of the PC 100 interface."

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 16M 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 16M SDRAMs are currently being sampled to customers. Volume production is expected in 1Q98. Higher-density PC 100 64-megabit (64M) 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 16M and other SDRAMs, please visit http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/memory/sdram.htm.