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Hynix Semiconductor has announced its second-generation 1Gb DDR3 chip using 54nm process technology. The new 1Gb DDR3 is now offered in x4 (H5TQ1G43TFR) and x8 (H5TQ1G83TFR) organizations, and has been produced in mass volume from this month.

The new Hynix 1Gb DDR3 operates at 1.5V power supply as the first-generation 1Gb DDR3 product, but further reduces power consumption by 30% over the existing one, the company said. Highly virtualized applications such as data centers, servers and supercomputers as well as mobile applications requiring longer battery life could take advantage of this product to enable reduction of power consumption, according to Hynix.