Memory Systems: IC Assignment
Memory Systems: IC Assignment
Memory Systems: IC Assignment
IC Assignment
BY
AMRITH KRISHNA
AGIN P JOSE
The place where the computer holds current programs
and data that are in use
What is Memory
ROM
Whose contents can be accessed and
read but cannot be changed to.
HOW ROM WORKS
Word line
T
Not connected to store a 1
P Connected to store a 0
T1 T2
X Y
Word line
Bit lines
Figure 5.4. A static RAM cell.
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
The long
lines
connecting
each row
are known
as word
lines.
Each column is
actually composed
of two bit lines,
each one
connected to every
other storage cell
in the column
Burst read of length 4 in an SDRAM.
Clock
R/ W
RA S
CA S
Data D0 D1 D2 D3
b7 b′ 7 b1 b′1 b0 b′ 0
W0
•
•
•
FF FF
A0 W1
•
•
•
A1
Address Memory
• • • • • •
decoder • • • • • • cells
A2 • • • • • •
A3
W15
•
•
•
Sense / Write Sense / Write Sense / Write R /W
circuit circuit circuit
CS
Data input/output lines: b7 b1 b0
Figure 5.2. Organization of bit cells in a memory chip.
5bit row
address W0
W1
32× 32
5bit
decoder memory cell
array
W31
Sense/ Write
circuitry
10bit
address
32to1
R/ W
output multiplexer
and
CS
input demultiplexer
5bit column
address
Data
input/output
Figure 5.3. Organization of a 1K × 1 memory chip.