Request InfoSMART Modular Technologies Inc.SMART Modular Technologies Inc. has expanded its line of Module-in-a-Package (MIP) solutions to increase memory in industrial Internet of Things and embedded computing applications. The package expands on the currently offered MIP density range to 16 GB. The small form factor design is also targeted for use in broadcast video and mobile routers for the maximizing of DRAM capacity within space-constrained limitations. Operating up to DDR4-3200, the package is an ideal solution to replace multiple down-board DRAMs or SO-DIMMs. Compared to solder down approaches, main board routing...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics.com 8/13/2021Industrial-Grade Memory ModulesDDR5 industrial-grade memory modules from SMART Modular Technologies Inc. are DRAM devices that feature enhanced endurance and stability for industrial applications. 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How can we realize this promise, and what are the...PHOTONICS DICTIONARY+ TERMSEDU.photonics.com 6/5/2012fiber distributed data interface (FDDI)A standard for fiber optic data transmission systems being developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and associated working groups that will make fiber optic components from...EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009metropolitan area network (MAN)A cable backbone used to interconnect local area networks at various sites (corporate offices and factories, for example) in a given region. Optical fiber is well-suited to the transmission of both...EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)Refers to micron-size complex machines that have physical dimensions suitable for the fabrication of optical switches for use in state-of-the-art communications networks.EDU.photonics.com 3/5/2018optical gatesUsed in optical computing, optical gates (or logic gates) are devices that given one or more optical inputs (or signal), performs a logical computation or operation to produce a single output. Logic...VIDEOSPhotonics.com 7/2/2018Light Tomorrow with TodayLuminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...Photonics.com 2/21/2018Photonics on the Showroom Floor and in the Lab - LIGHT MATTERS 02.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...Photonics.com 7/30/2018PIC Fundamentals, Design at Heart of AIM Photonics Summer AcademyStudents from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...Photonics.com 3/29/2018Light Matters Extra: Weird and Strange: Quantum Photonics - 03.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. 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