Title :
Memory-a new era of fast dynamic RAMs (for video applications)
Author :
Jones, F. ; Prince, B. ; Norwood, Robert ; Hartigan, J. ; Vogley, W.C. ; Hart, C.A. ; Bondurant, D.
Author_Institution :
United Memories Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Innovative circuit designs intended to bring inexpensive dynamic memories up to speed are discussed. The features of video DRAMs, the high-data-rate application that spurred the development of application-specific DRAMs that utilize wide on-chip buses, are described. Several new chips use the wide data buses within DRAMs to advantage; on most of them 1024 to 4096 memory locations may be accessed in parallel. Examples are cache DRAMs, enhanced DRAMs, synchronous DRAMs, and Rambus DRAMs, all described in this report.<>
Keywords :
DRAM chips; application specific integrated circuits; buffer storage; video equipment; ASIC; DRAM; Rambus DRAMs; applications; cache DRAMs; enhanced DRAMs; fast dynamic RAMs; on-chip buses; synchronous DRAMs; video DRAMs; Clocks; DRAM chips; Delay; Graphics; Manufacturing; Microprocessors; Packaging; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Transceivers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
