Micron's Hybrid Memory Cube Wins The Linley Group Analysts' Choice Award
Micron Technology, Inc.
25.01.2012 19:00
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Best Technology' Pairs Memory With Processors to Enable Several Near-Term and
Future Markets
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron (Nasdaq:MU) announced
today that its Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) was chosen as a winner of The Linley
Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards. The Hybrid Memory Cube won the
award for Best Technology of 2011.
The Analysts' Choice Awards recognize the top microprocessor-related products
of 2011 in several major categories, including embedded, mobile, PC, server,
design IP and related technologies. For the Best Technology Award, The Linley
Group's team of technology analysts considered merits of the leading,
forward-looking technologies that were announced during 2011.
'Our analysts are deeply familiar with processor products and technology,
having conducted extensive research in order to deliver the firm's popular
publications and reports,' said Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst
at The Linley Group. 'We chose the winners on the basis of their performance,
power, features and cost, as appropriate for their target applications.'
'Hybrid Memory Cubes promise greater density, lower latency, higher bandwidth,
and better power efficiency per bit compared with conventional memories,' said
Tom R. Halfhill, a senior analyst at The Linley Group. 'Early benchmarks show a
memory cube blasting data 12 times faster than DDR3-1333 SDRAM while using only
about 10 percent of the power.'
HMC technology uses advanced through-silicon vias (TSVs) -- vertical conduits
that electrically connect a stack of individual chips -- to combine
high-performance logic with Micron's state-of-the-art DRAM. HMC delivers
bandwidth and efficiencies a leap beyond current device capabilities. HMC
prototypes, for example, clock in with bandwidth of 128 gigabytes per second
(GB/s). By comparison, current state-of-the-art devices deliver 12.8 GB/s. HMC
also requires 70 percent less energy to transfer data while offering a small
form factor-- just 10 percent of the footprint of conventional memory.
HMC will enable a new generation of performance in applications ranging from
large-scale networking and high-performance computing, to industrial automation
and, eventually, consumer products.
'With so many other great innovations out there, we're especially honored to
receive this prestigious award from The Linley Group. This world-class
recognition is a reflection on the team that is working to match processors
with memory and break down the memory wall by bringing the Hybrid Memory Cube
to the market,' said Brian Shirley, vice president for Micron's DRAM Solutions
Group. 'Special thanks to the Micron engineers who've designed this
breakthrough architecture, and to our esteemed colleagues in the industry who
are helping to expedite the specifications and manufacturing for this
revolutionary technology.'
The Linley Group has initiated the awards program to honor excellence in
processor design and innovation and to recognize the processor products it
believes will have the greatest impact on next-generation system design. The
Linley Group publishes Microprocessor Report, the industry's leading
newsletter, and other technology reports. For more information about this
award, please visit: www.linleygroup.com
Additional information, technical specifications, tools and support for
adopting HMC technology can be found at micron.com.
Relevant Links
Stay up-to-date on Micron news with these easy tools:
-- Micron Innovations Blog: www.micronblogs.com
-- Micron on Twitter: http://twitter.com/microntechnews
-- Micron Pressroom: www.micron.com/media
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced
semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures
and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other
innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems
for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile
products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To
learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
The Micron Technology, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6950
(c)2012 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to
change without notice. Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of
Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Scott Stevens
Micron Technology, Inc.
512-288-4050
sstevens@micron.com
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Micron Technology, Inc.
25.01.2012 19:00
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Best Technology' Pairs Memory With Processors to Enable Several Near-Term and
Future Markets
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron (Nasdaq:MU) announced
today that its Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) was chosen as a winner of The Linley
Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards. The Hybrid Memory Cube won the
award for Best Technology of 2011.
The Analysts' Choice Awards recognize the top microprocessor-related products
of 2011 in several major categories, including embedded, mobile, PC, server,
design IP and related technologies. For the Best Technology Award, The Linley
Group's team of technology analysts considered merits of the leading,
forward-looking technologies that were announced during 2011.
'Our analysts are deeply familiar with processor products and technology,
having conducted extensive research in order to deliver the firm's popular
publications and reports,' said Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst
at The Linley Group. 'We chose the winners on the basis of their performance,
power, features and cost, as appropriate for their target applications.'
'Hybrid Memory Cubes promise greater density, lower latency, higher bandwidth,
and better power efficiency per bit compared with conventional memories,' said
Tom R. Halfhill, a senior analyst at The Linley Group. 'Early benchmarks show a
memory cube blasting data 12 times faster than DDR3-1333 SDRAM while using only
about 10 percent of the power.'
HMC technology uses advanced through-silicon vias (TSVs) -- vertical conduits
that electrically connect a stack of individual chips -- to combine
high-performance logic with Micron's state-of-the-art DRAM. HMC delivers
bandwidth and efficiencies a leap beyond current device capabilities. HMC
prototypes, for example, clock in with bandwidth of 128 gigabytes per second
(GB/s). By comparison, current state-of-the-art devices deliver 12.8 GB/s. HMC
also requires 70 percent less energy to transfer data while offering a small
form factor-- just 10 percent of the footprint of conventional memory.
HMC will enable a new generation of performance in applications ranging from
large-scale networking and high-performance computing, to industrial automation
and, eventually, consumer products.
'With so many other great innovations out there, we're especially honored to
receive this prestigious award from The Linley Group. This world-class
recognition is a reflection on the team that is working to match processors
with memory and break down the memory wall by bringing the Hybrid Memory Cube
to the market,' said Brian Shirley, vice president for Micron's DRAM Solutions
Group. 'Special thanks to the Micron engineers who've designed this
breakthrough architecture, and to our esteemed colleagues in the industry who
are helping to expedite the specifications and manufacturing for this
revolutionary technology.'
The Linley Group has initiated the awards program to honor excellence in
processor design and innovation and to recognize the processor products it
believes will have the greatest impact on next-generation system design. The
Linley Group publishes Microprocessor Report, the industry's leading
newsletter, and other technology reports. For more information about this
award, please visit: www.linleygroup.com
Additional information, technical specifications, tools and support for
adopting HMC technology can be found at micron.com.
Relevant Links
Stay up-to-date on Micron news with these easy tools:
-- Micron Innovations Blog: www.micronblogs.com
-- Micron on Twitter: http://twitter.com/microntechnews
-- Micron Pressroom: www.micron.com/media
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced
semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures
and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other
innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems
for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile
products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To
learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
The Micron Technology, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6950
(c)2012 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to
change without notice. Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of
Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Scott Stevens
Micron Technology, Inc.
512-288-4050
sstevens@micron.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
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