Rambus is adding fabless semiconductor company to its list of capabilities with the launch of the R+ DDR4 server memory chipset. The offering is said to bring better performance and capacity to enterprise and data centre applications.
The RB26 will be the first in a family of R+ chips. JEDEC compliant, the memory module chipset is designed to accelerate data intensive applications, including real time analytics, virtualisation and in memory computing.
"The introduction of this chipset is a natural progression that enables us to deliver maximum value to the industry," said Dr Ron Black, president and CEO. "Expanding our offer beyond IP into chips with standards based offerings that feature leading edge performance and advanced functionality amplifies our growth strategy and furthers our engagement with the market."
The RB26, which includes a DDR4 register clock driver and data buffer, runs at 2.67Gbit/s and Rambus says there is built in support for future data rates.
