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do we have a power comparison from data sheets for DDR2 vs. XDR?

The only XDR data sheet I've seen does not include any info on power. (Toshiba).

Speaking of power, Samsung just announced DDR3. (Early 2006 mass production).

Samsung Electronics, the nation’s largest electronics maker, has developed faster computer memory chips that consume less power.

The new 512-megabit double data rate 3 (DDR 3) dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip achieves double the speed of existing DDR2 DRAM chips, while reducing power consumption by 20 percent, the company said.

The new chip processes data at a rate of 1,066 megabits per second,......
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200502/kt2005021718075412350.htm

Note that 1066 Mbps is achieved with 133 MHz core frequency. XDR3.2 uses 200MHz.

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