Hynix today announced the second generation 1Gb DDR3 using 54nm process technology. According to Hynix, its new 1Gb DDR3, offered in x4 and x8 organizations, has innovative design modifications that significantly reduce power consumption of the device.

The new product operates at 1.5V power supply as the existing 1Gb DDR3 product and further reduces power consumption by 30% over the existing one.

Highly virtualized applications such as data centers, servers and supercomputers as well as mobile applications requiring longer battery life could take advantage of this product to enable reduction of power consumption.

The product has been produced in mass volume from this month.