(Press Release) Rambus Inc. has announced availability of the RIMM 4200 memory module design. The RIMM 4200 module is a dual channel RIMM design using 1066 MHz RDRAM memory and provides 4.2GB/s of memory bandwidth, the highest bandwidth memory module available today for the PC market. The design improves ease of implementation for manufacturers by requiring fewer total components. End-users benefit from the convenience of upgrading high performance dual channel memory systems using a single module. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is the first to market a RIMM 4200 motherboard with the Intel 850E chipset. By pairing the Intel Pentium 4 processor with RDRAM, ASUSTeK ensures its customers maximize the system performance.

For motherboard manufacturers, the RIMM 4200 module offers maximum performance in a compact design. By integrating two memory channels plus channel termination components onto a single module, the RIMM 4200 module minimizes the motherboard area used by the memory subsystem. The small memory footprint allows system designers to either incorporate additional value-added features onto ATX motherboards for product differentiation, or to take advantage of the uATX form factor for lower overall system cost.