Quad band DDR Memory

Some very promising news for the future of DDR memory.

"QBM is a module based technology that uses existing DDR devices (DDR266/333/400) to deliver the bandwidth expected from future memory devices such as DDR II. The innovative technology provides the bandwidth of the yet to be available DDR II modules (expected 2004/2005) and will be available for sampling in December of 2002 with production modules becoming available in Q1 2003. QBM667 (PC5400) modules will be available in Q2 of 2003 to coincide with the release of 667 FSB Processors. QBM800 (PC6400) modules based on DDR I-400 devices will be available in the second half of 2003 followed by DDRII based QBM modules ranging from QBM800 (PC6400) – QBM1066 (PC8500) in the 2004-2005 timeframe, with significant cost savings and backward compatibility with DDR modules."

Read VIA's press announcement for support here.

Read DDR Zones article with specs here.