DRAM Memory 2

Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) uses a clock that synchronizes with the
memory's interface. All signals are handled on the clock's rising edge. Synchronous
DRAM synchronizes memory rates with CPU clock rates, informing the memory
controller about the CPU clock cycle. It enables the CPU to handle more instructions
at once. The majority of today's computer systems use SDRAM.
Single Data Rate was the first version of SDRAM. It performed a single data
transmission each clock cycle.
Double Information Rate SDRAM: By employing double pinning, DDR SDRAM

nearly doubles the bandwidth of SDRAM's data rate. This approach allows data to be
sent on the rising and falling margins of a clock signal.
It has been offered in several generations throughout time, notably DDR2, which is
SDRAM, DDR3 SDRAM, which is even DDR4 SDRAM.
Rambus DRAM: RDRAM became increasingly popular in the first decade of the
2000s for video cards. The RDRAM has a very fast data transmission rate across a
limited CPU-memory interface. It employs different speedup methods, such as
synchronous memory in the interface, caching inside DRAM chips, and extremely
quick signal timing. The Rambus data channel width is between eight and nine bits.
Reduced Latency RAM (RLDRAM) is a great-performance double rate (DDR)

SDRAM that combines quick, random access with high bandwidth. It is primarily
designed for network and caching applications.
Graphics DRAMs are synchronous and simultaneous DRAMs used for graphics-
related operations including texture RAM and framebuffers on video cards.
Video DRAM (VRAM) refers to a dual-ported kind of DRAM that was previously
used to hold the frame buffer for certain graphic adaptors.
Window DRAM (WRAM) was a kind of VRAM that was previously utilized in
graphics adapters like the Matrox Century and ATI 3D Fury Pro. WRAM was meant to
perform better while costing less than VRAM.
 WRAM provided up to 25% higher bandwidth than video RAM and sped basic
graphics activities like text rendering and block fills.
Multibank DRAM (MDRAM) refers to customized DRAM created by MoSys. It

is made up of tiny 256 kB memory banks that work in an interleaved way, offering
bandwidths suited for gaming systems at a lesser cost than memories like SRAM.
 MDRAM also supports operations on two banks within a single clock cycle,
allowing for multiple concurrent accesses if they are independent.
 MDRAM was primarily utilized in graphics cards with Tseng Laboratories
ET6x00 chipsets. Boards based on this chipset frequently featured the odd
capacity of 2.25 MB since MDRAM may be deployed more simply with such
capacities. A graphics processor with 2.25 MB onboard MDRAM has adequate
memory for 24-bit color.
Synchronous graphics RAM (SGRAM) is a particular kind of SDRAM used in

graphics adaptors. It includes operations like bit masks and block write.
 Unlike VRAM as well as WRAM, SGRAM has a single port. However, it may
open two pages of memories at the same time, simulating the dual-port
architecture found in additional video RAM systems.
 Graphics Double the data rate. SDRAM: Graphical Double Data Rate SDRAM is
a sort of customized DDR SDRAM that is intended to be utilized as the main
data storage of the graphics processing unit (GPU).
 GDDR SDRAM differs from commercial variants of DDR SDRAM, such as DDR3,
though sharing certain basic technology. Their key feature is faster clock
speeds for the two parts of the DRAM component and the I/O interface,
resulting in increased bandwidth in memory for GPUs.
Module Formats DRAM Memory
 Although DRAM is manufactured as integrated circuits, often in an exterior

mount format for installation on printed circuit boards, memory accessible for
use on PCs and other computing devices is frequently in the form of tiny
modules containing a variety of ICs. These multi-chip modules are available in
a variety of forms, including:
 Single inline memory modules (SIMM) packaging is considered archaic now,
having been utilized in the 1980s and 1990s. SIMMs were available in 30 or 72-
pin configurations, with average data transmission speeds of 32 bits.
 Dual inline memory modules (DIMM): DIMMs are the current format for
memory modules. The term "dual inline" means pins on either side of the
module. A DIMM initially featured a 168-pin connection that supported a 64-
bit data train, which is twice as wide as SIMMs.

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Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) uses a clock that synchronizes with the

Double Information Rate SDRAM: By employing double pinning, DDR SDRAM

Reduced Latency RAM (RLDRAM) is a great-performance double rate (DDR)

Multibank DRAM (MDRAM) refers to customized DRAM created by MoSys. It

Synchronous graphics RAM (SGRAM) is a particular kind of SDRAM used in

 Although DRAM is manufactured as integrated circuits, often in an exterior

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