Semiconductor memory plays an essential role in the development of countless electronic devices ranging from computers and gaming consoles to televisions and telecommunications products. JEDEC standards encompass virtually every key standard for semiconductor memory in the market today.

The JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM standard is becoming the latest broadly adopted memory industry standard, and describes an evolutionary memory device offering improved performance, lower power and greater functionality than earlier generation memory devices (e.g. DDR1 and DDR2). The JEDEC DDR3 publication defines specification details that enable manufacturers to produce memory devices offering double the performance and density as previous generation (DDR2) devices, with reduced power consumption. In addition, it is envisioned that the DDR3 specification will be extendable to even higher performance and lower power consumption.

Looking towards the future, JEDEC Committee JC-42 for RAM Memory stands at the forefront of the ongoing effort to produce next generation memory device standards.