What do you do when the worst Nightmare hits? That’s a question that 3D Plus faced when the 8Gigabit DDR3 x32 DRAM component it was using for avionic and aerospace applications was discontinued. Normally, a discontinuation is not a big deal. The application system manufacturer upgrades its design to incorporate the product of a different vendor that often has been pre-qualified or moves to a newer technology generation. 3D Plus approached the memory competence center MEMPHIS Electronic in the hope that one of the 18 memory manufacturers in its line card would still have the product. With its expertise in memory for industrial uses Memphis has already helped 3D Plus out a couple of times. However, the 8Gb DDR3 x32 was a rare product that only a few manufacturers had provided in the first place, and the x32 option had been discontinued by all of them because the volumes sold were just too low. The obvious alternatives of moving to a new DRAM generation or using two individual 4G DDR3 ..
