DDR3 DRAM Demand Spikes for New Laptops, Servers

By Dan Nystedt, Jul 6, 2009

Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance. Increasing demand for the chips could boost their share of the market to as much as 30 percent by the end of this year, analysts say, and they could replace DDR2 (DDR, second generation) as the market mainstream early next year. Rising demand for DDR3 DRAM is good for users and companies because the chips use as much as 60 percent less power than their predecessors while offering almost twice the bandwidth, according to Sylvie Kadivar, associate director of DRAM marketing at Samsung Semiconductor.

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