Welcome again to the Virtium Technology e-letter. Our goal is to bring you vital ideas and information that you can use. We welcome your ideas, too. Please send any feedback or suggestions to us at info@virtium.com   In This Issue: March 2010 1. DRAM Prices Up 2. DDR3 MiniDIMM 3. Rugged DIMMS Spotlight DDR3 MiniDIMM DRAM prices forecasted to increase in 2010   2008 and 2009 were years of significant consolidation and an overall reduction in manufacturing capacity in DRAM and DRAM core materials. These two factors, combined with the introduction of DDR3 and a faster than expected turnaround in demand, are forecasted to result in significant upward pressure in DRAM pricing in 2010. The upward pressure will be felt most acutely with respect to DDR2 where the capacity reduction has been the greatest. DDR3 capacity has replaced, rather than been in addition to, DDR2 capacity. Virtium has put itself in the position to supply and support customers during this time of shortages with a continuity of supply at reasonable pricing. Please contact us to allow us to satisfy your memory needs. Read More DDR3 MiniDIMM and DDR3 VLP MiniDIMM Virtium has added the DDR3 MiniDIMM and DDR3 VLP MiniDIMM to the DDR3 high density product family for Telecom, Networking, Storage, embedded computing and industrial applications. These new small footprint memory modules are available now at densities up to 4GB, with future expansion to 8GB, and are well suited for vertically mounted space-constrained designs. They use monolithic DRAM that have an extended / industrial temperature range (-40° to 85°C) which makes them ideal as rugged AdvancedTCA memory (ATCA memory), AdvancedMC memory, MicroTCA memory, PicoTCA memory, AMC memory and COM Express memory for blades, SBB canisters or PICMG SBC applications. Click here for information on DDR3 MiniDIMM and DDR3 VLP MiniDIMM Rugged DIMMs   Virtium now offers extended temperature and ruggedized DDR2 nonECC SODIMM and DDR3 SO-UDIMM with ECC. The enhanced SODIMMs are specifically designed for use in the industrial temperature E2 range from -40 to +85 °C. Industrial temperature and wide temperature SODIMMs are suitable for high reliability requirements such as ruggedized computers, industrial computers, industrial PCs, Single Board Computers (SBCs), embedded computing platforms and telecommunication servers. Virtiums industrial temperature memory is also found inside networking appliances, medical and science research instrumentation. These extended temperature memory solutions are not only designed to operate at extreme temperatures, but are also functional at high shock and vibration in hostile environmental conditions. Today, high temperature memory, and in particular, high temperature SODIMMs are part of mobile computers, rugged laptops and notebooks used by law enforcement or government agencies for homeland security. Virtium also offers unique military memory solutions by providing rugged memory created for highly advanced military technology or in aerospace applications deployed by defense contractors. Virtium’s rugged memory modules are available with many ruggedized memory enhancements in a wide range of form factors, memory densities, storage capacities and data transfer rates. Please send me an email with more information about Virtium Rugged DIMMs   Tell us what you think If you have questions about the newsletter or would like to submit a suggestion, send us a note. To unsubscribe, please send a reply e-mail with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line of your e-mail or send email to info@virtium.com. Thank you. Virtium Technology, 30052 Tomas, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Phone: 949.888.2444 www.virtium.com