Hynix to scale DDR3 DRAM down to 40 nm

Forget the legal headaches with SDRAM, Hynix announced over the weekend that the "three dimensional transistor" fabrication technology allows for gigabit DDR3 DRAM chips to now be made in the 40 nm size class. Mass production of these 40 nm chips from Hynix is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2009.