Micron Technology announced it had “delivered the industry's first 4GB DDR SDRAM registered DIMM to Intel Corporation”. The industry standard 4GB 184-pin PC1600 and PC2100 DDR SDRAM DIMM is enabled by Micron's recently announced 1Gb DDR266 SDRAM packaged in JEDEC-standard 400-pin TSOP packaging.

Micron’s 1Gb DDR SDRAM products are manufactured using 0.11 micron process technology utilising stacked capacitors.

Unfortunately, Micron has decided not to tell us why the memory module is delivered to Intel, but not to “a broad range of servers and workstations solutions providers”, as all other companies usually do. I can hardly imagine that Micron had only one (or two, or three) 4GB memory module (or modules) and delivered it (or them) exclusively for Intel’s qualification. By the way, it is not the first 4GB memory module in the industry: Samsung Electronics released its 4GB product in late January this year (see this news-story).

Boise, Idaho-based memory maker did not say when 4GB DDR SDRAM memory modules will be available at press time.