Mobile Memory

Bringing High Definition to Multimedia Devices

Consumers will come to expect the High Definition (HD) experience of the living room from the mobile devices we carry everyday. In addition, they'll expect features including HD resolution video recorders, multi-megapixel digital still cameras, games, music and web applications. These advanced mobile devices will also be capable of encoding and transmitting high definition content directly to HDTVs, home PCs and servers. To pack all that functionality in a form factor that's thin, light and delivered with a pleasing aesthetic presents a tremendous challenge for mobile device designers.

One of the biggest challenges in creating such a device is creating a high-speed, yet low-power interface between the processing chips and the memory chips in the system. Rambus is combining its world leadership in high-performance memory architectures with its best-in-class low-power signaling technology to develop memory solutions that will make possible the next generation of multimedia mobile devices.

In early 2007, Rambus demonstrated low-power link technology operating at 6.25Gbps that could transfer data equivalent to the contents of 100,000 DVDs using the power of only two AA batteries. Data rates in this range are necessary to process and display High Definition movies and video. Delivering this breakthrough performance at low voltage and power makes it suitable for use in mobile devices.

Rambus' history of innovation and technical excellence enable us to provide next-generation memory architectures that will deliver high performance at a form-factor, power and cost tailored to the mobile market.