One of the problems with being engaged in our hobby or profession is that people assume if you can build a computer out of chips, you must know all the details of their latest laptop computer. Most of ...

Now gaining popularity in desktop and portable computers is a new type of memory: Double Data Rate (DDR) memory that meets JEDEC Standard JESD79 and JESD8-9 [1]. The DDR-SDRAM is simple, clocked at ...

To the best of my knowledge, my Compaq Armada takes a 144pin SODIMM stick of EDO RAM. the upgrade to its maximum of 80megs (by buying a 64meg stick) would cost me at least $56 for the EDO. However, ...

The number of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) that require an interface to off-chip memory is increasing. As a result, more and more designers are turning to double-data-rate (DDR) SDRAM interfaces such as ...

I've posted around this sort of thing before, but haven't really been able to get a decent response, so I'm trying again. Can someone explain to me the following: 1) How are the designations for DDR ...

Faster data processing requires faster memory. Double data rate synchronous dynamic random-access memory (DDR SDRAM) enables the world’s computers to work with the ...