Hong Kong manufacturer offers new supply of near-extinct 512 Mb DRAMs

I'M Intelligent Memory, a Hong Kong-based fabless DRAM manufacturer, has announced a new family of SDRAM memory components for industrial applications that will address the current supply shortage caused by the retirement of similar chips from other manufacturers.

I'M Intelligent Memory's new 256 and 512 Megabit SDRAM for industrial applications

The company said capacities range from 256 to 512 Megabits per chip, and operate on a standard supply-voltage of 3.3 V. The 256 Megabit product is available in x8 and x16 configurations, while the 512 Megabit product is supports x16 at 3.3 V. 

I'M offers its new SDRAM products in commercial or industrial temperature ranges, and in addition to the standard 54 Pin TSOP-II package for SDRAM, also provides the products in an 8x8mm FBGA package. The pin-outs, timings, and functionalities are JEDEC-compliant.

*FBGA, field-programmable grid array, which refers to a particular type of chip design.
*JEDEC, Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, is a standards body.
*SDRAM, a type of memory chip. The acronym stands for Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
*TSOP, Thin Small-outline Package, refers to a standard type of packaging for chips.