Micron Technology, Inc., Announces 16 Meg Burst Edo Drams

Business Wire, June 21, 1995

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1995--Micron Technology, Inc., today announced engineering samples of its Burst Extended Data-Out (EDO) DRAMs in 2 Meg x 8 (MT4LC2M8F4DJ), 1 Meg x 16 (MT4LC1M16H5TG), and 4 Meg x 4 (MT4LC4M4G6DJ) organizations. Burst EDO modules configured as 1 Meg x 32, 2 Meg x 32, 4 Meg x 32, 1 Meg x 64, 2 Meg x 64, and 4 Meg x 64 are also available. Burst EDO provides up to a 100% performance improvement compared to today's Fast Page Mode (FPM) DRAMs, increasing the page mode rate to 66MHz and beyond. This performance increase is achieved without additional die size or cost over FPM or EDO DRAMs.

"We believe that Burst EDO DRAMs will be the next high-volume main memory standard in the industry," said Jeff Mailloux, Micron's Strategic Product Marketing Manager for DRAMs. "Since Burst EDO is implemented as an option on the same die as the industry standard DRAM, Burst EDO is a lower cost alternative to other high-speed memory technologies which may require a new bus architecture, a separate die, or dedicated test and production equipment."

The demand for higher speed main memory is being driven by higher performance CPUs and new architectures such as cacheless systems and unified memory. Micron is converting 100% of its main memory DRAM production to die that include the Burst EDO option. Engineering samples currently shipping are manufactured using a .45 micron 16 Meg process. Micron's Burst EDO option is also included on Micron's .35 micron 16 Meg DRAM and .35 micron 64 Meg DRAM designs. The new Burst EDO DRAMs are available in the same packages and pinouts as standard EDO DRAMs, and are used on the same SIMM and DIMM modules as EDO DRAMs.

Engineering samples can be ordered now, with high volume production planned for fourth quarter 1995. Sample pricing for Micron's 16 Meg Burst EDO DRAMs and modules is the same as similarly configured 16 Meg EDO DRAMs and modules. For more information, or to order samples, contact Micron Technology's Marketing Department at 208/368-3900.

Micron Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and market DRAMs, fast SRAMs, other semiconductor components, board-level products, and personal computer systems. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE) under the symbol MU.

CONTACT: Micron Technology, Inc., Boise

Sharron Bittick, 208/368-4400

Fax-On-Demand: 800/239-0337