KingMax Ram Assortment

I was down at KingMax's Australian headquarters this afternoon checking out some of their goodies. KingMax aren't really all that well known here, but they make a surprising array of products. Everyone knows of their RAM, particularly their PC133 and more recently PC150 SDRAM, but they also make PCMCIA network cards and modems, network hubs, switches and cards and they are the sole Australian distributor for LGIC (LG Electronic's Information & Communication division), bringing in their high-end security systems, network gear and a range of other goodies.

Anyway, the main reason why I was there was to check out their PC150 SDRAM, and you can expect a full review later. I took some photos while I was there and I thought this one might interest you guys - it's a selection of a few of the different types of RAM that KingMax make. Notice they almost all use KingMax's patented "TinyBGA" technology, where the RAM is mounted directly on the board, without using the exposed pins you normally see on RAM sticks.

Sorry about the filesize of the image, but I wanted to retain the quality so you could see the differences between the various sticks. What are they all? Well:

  1. is a 16MB "CompactFlash" card, these are commonly used in digital cameras, handheld PC's and similar portable devices.
  2. is apparently a 512MB stick of DDR memory. I didn't get whether it was DDR266 or DDR200.. also, I thought DDR memory came in a 184-pin package - this seems to be a 168-pin module. I'll get clarification on that one.
  3. is a 128MB stick of their new CAS3 PC150 SDRAM.
  4. is a 128MB PC800 RAMBUS module.
  5. is a 128MB stick of CAS3 PC133 SDRAM. This is a v1.2 stick which hopefully will resolve the issue with certain KX133-chipset motherboards that the v1.0 and v1.1 sticks had - more on that in an upcoming article. This has 16x8MB chips.
  6. is a 256MB stick of PC100, suitable for laptops.
  7. is a 256MB stick of CAS3 PC133 - 16x16MB chips.
  8. is a 128MB PC100 "MicroDIMM", suitable for Sony Viao and Toshiba 3400 notebooks.
Many thanks to Jay and Alex of KingMax Australia for giving me a look around today!

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