SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, Memory Community, booth No. 932 -- SimpleTech, Inc.(r) (Nasdaq:STEC), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of custom and open-standard memory solutions based on Flash memory, DRAM and hard disk drive technologies, today announced the addition of DDR2 mini-DIMM modules to its memory product line. SimpleTech will exhibit its full line of memory modules at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Calif., August 23-25, 2005.
The new unbuffered and registered mini-DIMM modules are ideal for networking, telecommunications and medical applications that require DDR2 memory but do not have the space for standard sized DIMMs. Mini-DIMM modules are two inches shorter than standard DIMMs, thus meeting the requirements of compact designs. Available in capacities from 256MB to 2GB, SimpleTech's DDR2 mini-DIMMs are electrically compatible with standard DIMM modules.
"SimpleTech has seen increased interest in DDR2 products from companies in the communications and other embedded computing sectors that need modules with the high reliability offered by ECC but use less space to meet the requirements of highly compact designs," said Doug Finke, director of DRAM product marketing at SimpleTech. "These new mini-DIMM modules combine these critical design characteristics in one package."
The mini-DIMM board size is 3.23" x 1.18" and uses a 244 pin connector. The modules are all designed for a x72 width for operation with ECC and are available in speed grades of PC2-3200, PC2-4200 and PC2-5300. The modules are manufactured with a lead-free and RoHS compliant manufacturing process.
"Demand for embedded solutions with new connectors is increasing and SimpleTech is an early adopter of this new JEDEC standard," said Jim McGrath, director of strategic products at Molex Connector Corp. "We are excited about the market opportunities and are working closely with SimpleTech to provide new solutions to our customers as quickly as possible. Molex has a complete line of miniDIMM connectors including vertical, angled and horizontal (right angle) available today."
SimpleTech has had significant interaction with JEDEC, the memory standards organization, to meet industry design specifications. SimpleTech also is an active member of the Memory Implementers Forum (www.memforum.org), an online community advancing key memory technologies such as DDR2.
Engineering samples are currently available to OEM customers. Distribution is scheduled to begin this quarter through industrial distributors.
All SimpleTech memory modules come with a lifetime warranty backed by SimpleTech's reputation for quality and support.
About SimpleTech
SimpleTech, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets custom and open-standard memory and storage solutions based on Flash, DRAM and hard disk drive technologies. With headquarters in Santa Ana, California, the company offers a comprehensive line of more than 2,500 products and specializes in developing high performance and high-density memory modules, memory cards and storage products. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.simpletech.com.
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This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the performance of SimpleTech's DDR2 mini-DIMM Memory Modules product. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are detailed under "Risk Factors" in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by SimpleTech, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K. Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include the following risks: DDR2 mini-DIMM Memory Modules may not perform in the manner anticipated, customer demand for such products may not grow as projected and new technological advancements in the filed might produce more competitive devices. SimpleTech undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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