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MetaRAM is expanding its increased memory capacity technology to Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) memory, to be used in Intel's forthcoming Core i7 processors, formerly known as "Nehalem" -- giving the company the opening into the Intel server market it had previously lacked. MetaRAM makes memory controller chips that go on a memory stick, called a DIMM (define). These controllers allow for a cheaper way of using more memory chips on the stick, increasing the memory capacity of each DIMM while cutting the price tag. Currently, MetaRAM supports DDR2, which is used in Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) desktops and AMD desktops and servers. Intel uses fully buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) in its Xeon servers, which has kept MetaRAM out of that market. Now, however, the company has a way into the space as Intel adopts DDR3. "With DDR2, we were primarily focused on the AMD portion of the market. With this, we can focus on the Intel portion of the market," Suresh Rajan, vice president of marketing for MetaRAM, told InternetNews.com. RELATED ARTICLES Memory Chips Tumble Toshiba to Loss MetaRAM Bets on High-Capacity Memory Breakthrough AMD's Ruiz: A Soft-Spoken But Determined Leader For more stories on this topic: DDR3 is very fast, up to 1.33Ghz, compared to DDR2's 800MHz. It will also support capacity of up to 8 Gbits per chip while consuming 30 percent less power than DDR2. The new market may help MetaRAM as it seeks to gain traction... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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