EDN

Straightforward DDR SDRAM Connection to FPGAs Using IP

Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM is now the most popular memory type for designers of embedded applications needing large amounts of low-cost, high-performance memory. It provides a performance boost over ...
TechRepublic

Implementation of DDR SDRAM Controller Using Verilog HDL

Now-a-days, DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) has become the most popular class of memory used in computers due to its high speed, burst access and pipeline feature ...
EDN

Implementing custom DDR and DDR2 SDRAM external memory interfaces in FPGAs (part 2)

Note: This is the second part of a two-part article covers the remaining steps to implement DDR or DDR2 external memory interfaces (EMIFs) using FPGAs via ALTDLL and ALTDQ_DQS megafunctions. Steps 4 ” ...
Design-Reuse

The Advancements of DDR5: How it Stacks Up Against DDR4

The first generation of Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) is SDR, which stands for Single Data Rate SDRAM. SDR can transfer only one instruction per clock cycle, which limits the speed and efficiency of data ...
Design-Reuse

The Love/Hate Relationship with DDR SDRAM Controllers

Almost everyone knows that the bulk of DRAMs produced end up in desktop and laptop computers just like the one used to write this article. In fact, approximately 90% of all DRAMs produced are used in ...
Electronic Design

DDR FCRAM Boosts Performance In DDR SDRAM Designs

A modified form of synchronous DRAM technology, double-data-rate, fast-cycle random access memory (DDR FCRAM) is primarily focused at the networking market segment. Yet due to its high performance, it ...
Digi Times

Price difference between DDR and SDRAM narrowing significantly

Nihon Keizai Shimbun has reported that the price of DDR SDRAM is now dropping quickly due to the terrorist attacks in the US and the oversupply resulting from semiconductor manufacturers shifting ...
Eurogamer

AMD Athlon using DDR SDRAM review

We've spoken quite a lot about DDR memory in the last few months, but this is the first opportunity we've had to test the new technology for ourselves. With the falling prices of Athlons and memory, ...
Tweakers

Rambus vs DDR SDRAM

The microelectronics division of IBM today outlined a five year roadmap for its memory offerings based on double data rate (DDR) technology. But Intel and AMD's backing of Direct Rambus looks set to ...