Micron Technology Inc. has announced that Alcatel-Lucent Corp. will be using its third-generation reduced latency DRAM (RLDRAM 3 memory) to drive Alcatel-Lucent's development of network technologies and to support the industry's first 400Gb-capable chipset.
According to Micron, the RLDRAM 3 was developed to enable a faster, more efficient transfer of data over the network by doubling performance to 76.8Gb/s and cutting latency to below 10ns. Both improvements help networking segment customers meet the broadband infrastructure's rapidly evolving demands, Micron said.
"Service providers are starting to combine residential, business and mobile services onto a single IP network," said Ken Kutzler, vice president of hardware development for Alcatel-Lucent's IP division. "Micron's state-of-the-art memory enables leading IP equipment suppliers like Alcatel-Lucent to help service providers meet the planet's voracious appetite for data."
The integration of RLDRAM memory—from Micron's definition phase to early production—into Alcatel-Lucent products has been a three year journey. Micron is expected to begin production of RLDRAM 3 memory on 2H11.