SMART Modular Launches DDR3 Extended End of Life Product Lifecycle Service to Ensure Continuous Supply
SMART Modular Launches DDR3 Extended End of Life Product Lifecycle Service to Ensure Continuous Supply
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The most eye-catching news in the storage industry recently is that major global DRAM suppliers have successively announced that they will stop producing DDR3 memory in the second half of this year. As AI applications drive the rapid rise in high-performance computing needs, memory manufacturers have decided to shift their core to HBM high-bandwidth memory and DDR5 technology to meet the high-speed computing needs of emerging applications. DDR3 technology, as the long-standing computing mainstay, is now about to retire, marking the end of the DDR3 generation that has lasted for more than ten years.
DDR3 Application and Impact
Since its launch, DDR3 has become the basic specification of computing systems and is widely used in cost-conscious electronic devices such as routers, traditional laptops and desktops, and various embedded systems. DDR3 memory can strike a balance between performance, power efficiency and cost-effectiveness, making it the preferred choice for industrial applications.
Challenges brought by DDR3 production reduction
The discontinuation of DDR3 will have a certain impact on the memory industry, and it is expected that it may lead to DDR3 price increases and supply shortages. For manufacturers who focus on long-term hardware support, the price and supply changes of DDR3 will bring many challenges to product planning and management, especially for embedded systems, industrial machines, traditional computing platforms with long product life cycles, and companies that use a large number of DDR3 systems. They will face the problem of system maintenance and upgrade in the future.
SMART Modular Extended EOL Product Lifecycle Service: Leading the Way to Transformation
To address these challenges, SMART Modular has launched an extended EOL product lifecycle service to provide necessary assistance to companies that still need DDR3 technology at this stage. SMART Modular will continue to supply DDR3 modules after the original manufacturer stops production, ensuring that customers can maintain existing system operations or product output plans without being disturbed by shortages or component conversions. The main purpose of this service is to allow companies to smoothly transition to the next generation of memory technology under controlled and strategic planning, thereby avoiding unnecessary costs caused by premature hardware upgrades.
SMART Modular DDR3 industrial memory modules have multiple features, including a cost-effective large-capacity quad-rank 4R architecture and a single register design that reduces memory bus load. Registered DIMM (RDIMM) uses 4-bit DRAM and 8-bit DDR3 DRAM, and because it can access only half the rows and columns, it can provide lower power consumption.
SMART Modular DDR3 Memory Module Selection
DDR3 UDIMM
DDR3 SODIMM
DDR3 VLP UDIMM
DDR3 Mini UDIMM
SMART Modular Extended EOL Product Lifecycle Service hopes to build a reliable bridge to help operators who cannot immediately replace DDR3 systems to smoothly pass the transition period.
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