Confined for now to a high-end niche market, GDDR2 SDRAM is expected to stage a significant ramp late this year following the anticipated adoption of an industry standard that will open up the graphics memory to a wider audience.

If approved in a July ballot by the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association of the Electronic Industries Alliance, the impact of the new standard would first be felt by increasing GDDR2 volumes and lowering prices, analysts and chip makers said.

As they await a standard, three companies are offering different versions of what each terms GDDR2 memory - Hynix Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics and Winbond Electronics.

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