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Understanding RAM chip Numbers:

Step 1: Who is the manufacturer?

Figure out the manufacturer and click on the appropriate link below. If you know the brand you can click directly on the brand name below. If you don't know the manufacturer look at the first few letters of the code printed on the chips and click on the corresponding letter code.

Note: If you are going to college to earn an information systems management degree, this information will come in handy.

Manufacturer: Alliance | Dimmax | Etron | Fujitsu | Galvantech | Hitachi | Hynix | Hyundai | IBM | IDT | Infineon | LGS | Lifetime | Micron | Mitsubishi | Motorola | Nanya | NEC | OKI | Panasonic | Samsung-SEC | Seitec | Siemens | Silicon Magic | Texas Instruments | Toshiba | Vitelic

Letter code: AS | GM | HM | HY | HYB (siemens) | HYB (infineon) | KM | M5M | MB | MCM | MN | MT | SM | TC | TMS | V

You can also look at the pictures below to see if you recognise the brand that you have.

Manufacturer Chip Scans
Galvantech
Hitachi
Hyundai  
IBM  
IDT
LGS  
Lifetime  
Micron  
Motorola  
NEC
Samsung-SEC  
SpecTek
Texas Instruments
Toshiba
Vitelic

 

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