Dolphin To Use 1T-SRAM Technology

Nintendo and MoSys announced today that MoSys' patented 1T-SRAM technology will be used in the next Nintendo home game console to embed large, very high performance memory modules directly onto the system's graphics chip, which is being developed by ArtX Inc. The multiyear licensing agreement announced at the ECTS show in London culminates nearly one year of technical collaboration between the two companies.

"Simply stated, the incredible performance of MoSys 1T-SRAM memory with the proprietary custom graphics chip designed by ArtX is the perfect match for IBM's custom, copper-based CPU," says Howard Lincoln, chairman, Nintendo of America Inc. "We will employ this technology to surpass the game experience offered by any competing console or personal computer."

Embedded 1T-SRAM eliminates transmission times between the memory and the chip. Game players can expect more detailed graphics moving at higher frame rates. Use of the single transistor 1T-SRAM technology allows embedding of even more SRAM than is used to achieve performance on leading-edge CPUs such as the PowerPC or Pentium III.