Samsung becomes sole DDR3 provider for supercomputer center

Super fast: Supercomputer at the Leibniz Supercomputing Center in Germany. (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it has become the sole supplier of low-power memory interface technology for the Leibniz Supercomputing Center, which hosts the powerful supercomputer in Europe.

The company said that it has won the order to produce 30 nano-class, 4-gigabyte green double data rate type-three synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR3 SDRAM) modules, applying the green memory in advanced computing systems.

The DDR3, also known as synchronous DRAM, is the new generation of high-performance and ultra-low-power memory interface technology that are used in advanced servers, desktops and laptops.

It not only brings up the performance level, but also reduces power consumption and upgrades speed.

With the center being the computing hub for Munich’s universities, it hosts supercomputers which are at the frontline of current processing capacity.

The supercomputer, which will be equipped with Samsung’s DDR3, is now Europe’s No.1 high-speed supercomputer, formed by 150,000 cores and 80,000 4-gigabyte DDR3 server memory modules, according to Samsung officials.

“The firm’s sole supply of DDR3 in the center’s supercomputer proves that it is the most optimized solution that is also economical following the enterprise server system,” said Kim Yoon-shik, the European head of device solutions at the company.

“We expect to expand our business territory with energy-efficient, green IT solutions.” (nvn)