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Rambus to Develop Hybrid Memory System Architectures for Future Data Centers
Rambus
Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced a collaboration with IBM to
research hybrid memory systems. Targeting one of the industry's key
performance challenges, Rambus (News - Alert) Labs and IBM aim to optimize the use of
DRAM and emerging memories to create a high-capacity memory subsystem
that delivers comparable performance to DRAM alone. As part of the
collaboration, Rambus will develop a flexible prototype hybrid memory
platform using the OpenCAPI interface to demonstrate performance of
multiple memory types in real-world server applications.
"The exploding volume of data and rapidly evolving workloads for Big
Data applications are placing tremendous pressure on data center memory
systems for increased performance and capacity," said Laura Stark,
senior vice president and general manager of the Emerging Solutions
Division at Rambus. "This project with IBM (News - Alert) demonstrates our ongoing
collaboration with the industry to accelerate the development and
adoption of advanced memory solutions."
Rambus will leverage IBM's POWER9 processor and its OpenCAPI high
performance interface to build a Hybrid Memory and development subsystem
prototype. To move forward on this project, Rambus announced it has
joined the OpenCAPI
Consortium, an open development community based on Coherent
Accelerator Processor Interface technology, and OpenPOWER
Foundation, an open development community based on the IBM Power
Architecture.
"IBM is excited to collaborate with Rambus regarding advanced memory
technologies on the OpenCAPI interface of POWER9 systems," said Steve
Fields, IBM fellow and chief engineer of Power Systems. "IBM believes in
transforming the architecture of server memory to allow open innovation
and to fully exploit the diversity of memory technologies that will
emerge in the coming years. This project leverages the new architecture
to combne the best attributes of multiple types of media to achieve new
levels of system cost/performance for memory-intensive cloud deployments
and AI applications."
Having high-capacity and high-density memory near the processor improves
overall system performance and increases the ability to more fully
utilize CPU resources. Rambus and IBM's flexible and innovative hybrid
memory system architectures will combine standard DRAM using other
technologies such as Flash, enhanced Flash, Phase Change Memory (PCM),
Resistive RAM (News - Alert) (ReRAM) and Spin Torque Transfer Magnetic RAM (STT-MRAM)
to create high capacity memories at lower cost per bit, with performance
levels comparable to that of DRAM.
Join Rambus at IBM Think 2018
At IBM Think 2018, Kenneth Wright, Senior Director in Rambus labs, will
present the early success in simulation of Hybrid Memory and outline the
future direction of a Collaborative Hybrid Memory Research Platform with
goals of bringing Hybrid Memory into the Data Center. Come hear Rambus
speak on March 19, 2018, within the OpenPOWER Summit track at the MGM
Grand Las Vegas from 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. in Room 308.
For more information on Rambus Hybrid Memory research, please visit rambus.com/hybrid-memory.
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About Rambus Emerging Solutions Division
Inspired by the innovative thinking at the heart of Rambus Labs, our
Emerging Solutions Division explores new ways of dealing with data.
Expert in the data center, this pioneering team pushes the boundaries of
speed, performance and efficiency, inventing the technologies and
architectures that will improve the world we live in. For more
information, visit rambus.com/emerging-solutions.
About Rambus Inc.
Dedicated to making data faster and safer, Rambus creates innovative
hardware, software and services that drive technology advancements from
the data center to the mobile edge. Our architecture licenses, IP cores,
chips, software, and services span memory and interfaces, security, and
emerging technologies to positively impact the modern world. We
collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading chip and system
designers, foundries, and service providers. Integrated into tens of
billions of devices and systems, our products power and secure diverse
applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) security,
mobile payments, and smart ticketing. For more information, visit rambus.com.
Source: Rambus Inc.
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