XDR2 DRAM

XDR2 DRAM was a proposed type of dynamic random-access memory that was offered by Rambus. It was announced on July 7, 2005[1] and the specification for which was released on March 26, 2008.[citation needed] Rambus has designed XDR2 as an evolution of, and the successor to, XDR DRAM.

XDR2 DRAM is intended for use in high-end graphics cards and networking equipment.

As a fabless semiconductor company, Rambus only produces a design; it must make deals with memory manufacturers to produce XDR2 DRAM chips, and there has been a notable lack of interest in doing so.[2]

  1. ^ "Rambus Unveils Next Generation XDR Memory Interface" (Press release). Rambus Inc. 2005-07-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ Ronnie Lindsay (2005-11-05), Rambus XDR2 gets no respect from Taiwan, geek.com, archived from the original on 2011-12-21, retrieved 2009-03-01, Taiwanese memory makers all but publicly shunned XDR2, and none have publicly acknowledged talks with Rambus to adopt the technology. Available for licensing today, XDR2 simply has no serious takers.