Samsung unveils Powerhouse Fusion memory, dubbed OneDRAM

Being that Kingston went and introduced its own blazing fast DDR2 RAM, Samsung's hitting back by announcing its Powerhouse Fusion Memory Solution, dubbed OneDRAM. But Samsung's not gunning for the gamer's wallet necessarily, as its new device is specifically geared towards "handsets, game consoles, and other digital applications such as 3D graphic work." By taking a "dual-port" approach, the RAM "sharply decreases" the time it takes to transfer data between processors, not to mention reducing power consumption by 30-percent. Moreover, Samsung claims that "a single OneDRAM module can replace at least two mobile memory chips in a high-end smartphone," further stating that "five-fold" speed increases were realizable in cellphone response and gaming console operations. While we're not sure how much Samsung plans to charge cellphone / console manufacturers for this snazzy new module, you can expect to see handsets loaded with OneDRAM "by the second half of 2007."

[Chris C @ Dec 13th 2006 12:43PM]

"sharply increases" the time it takes to transfer data between processors,

Isn't that a bad thing?

[Max M Fuhlendorf @ Dec 13th 2006 12:45PM]

"By taking a "dual-port" approach, the RAM "sharply increases" the time it takes to transfer data between processors"

... doesn't that mean that this particular DRAM is quite slower? Increasing the time?

[Bucket @ Dec 13th 2006 12:50PM]

Yeah, that sounds like a typo.

I'm amazed that technology is moving as slowly as it is for devices that are all-in-one hardware. I guess this is a step in the right direction.

[Sam @ Dec 13th 2006 4:35PM]

OneDRAM to rule them all?

[Murc @ Dec 14th 2006 11:44PM]

the typo looks fixed now...

anywho...there are to many companies saying "oh oh, look at me look at me, mine is better, faster, and cheaper then theirs". Just the fact that all these big companies each have there own ram tech...means it will be a while before it catches on...get used to DDR2 & 3 for some time to come.