Nvidia Corp. will become the first mainstream user of DDR II memory when it announces its NV30 PC graphics processor at Comdex Monday (Nov. 18). However, Intel Corp. is not expected to support the memory type for broader use in PC main memory until 2004. Read more...
Nvidia is expected to garner attention at Comdex when it shows the NV30 using the faster DDR-II memory type for graphics frame buffers. The debut could help the company polish its image following a prolonged delay of the graphics part. The delay gave an edge to Nvidia's competitor ATI Technologies Inc., which launched its competing Radeon 9700 graphics chip earlier this year. Source: Silicon Strategies