XDR RAM is going to be fast. I predict even more unneeded processor cycles in my near future.
Toshiba is lining up the world’s fasters memory chips. Testing has begun and they should be on sale in the second half the year, the company said. The 512MB XDR (extreme data rate) DRAM chips run at 4.8GHz – about 12 times faster than typical desktop PC memory.
Even better, Samsung and Elpida are on route to deliver the new chips in around the same time-frame—just in time for use in the Playstation 3, in fact. (Thanks, Luke!)
World’s fastest memory shoots out Toshiba factory [TechWorld]
