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Introduction to DDR SDRAM. Bill Gervasi Technology Analyst wmgervasi@attbi.com. Topics to Cover. The SDRAM Roadmap Transitioning from SDR to DDR DDR-I 400 Overview Market overview. SDRAM Evolution. 5400MB/s. Mainstream Memories. DDR667. 4300MB/s. DDR533. 3200MB/s. DDR400. 2700MB/s.
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Topics to Cover
- The SDRAM Roadmap
- Transitioning from SDR to DDR
- DDR-I 400 Overview
- Market overview
SDRAM Evolution
5400MB/s
MainstreamMemories
DDR667
4300MB/s
DDR533
3200MB/s
DDR400
2700MB/s
“DDR II”
DDR333
2100MB/s
DDR400?
3200MB/s
DDR266
1600MB/s
DDR200
1100MB/s
“DDR I”
PC133
Simple,incrementalsteps
“SDR”
Key to System Evolution
- Never over-design!
- Implement just enough new features to achieve incremental improvements
- Use low cost high volume infrastructure
- Processes
- Packages
- Printed circuit boards
Prefetch
- Today’s SDRAM architectures assume an inexpensive DRAM core timing
- DDR I (DDR200, DDR266, and DDR333) prefetches 2 data bits: increase performance without increasing core timing costs
- DDR II (DDR400, DDR533, DDR667) prefetches 4 bits internally, but keeps DDR double pumped I/O
- DDR-I 400 is a prefetch-2 architecture
Prefetch Depth
CK
data
SDR: Prefetch 1
READ
Core access time
DDR-I: Prefetch 2
DDR-II: Prefetch 4
Costs $$$
Column cycle time
Essentially free
Costs $$$
Prefetch Impact on Cost
SDRAM Family
Pre-fetch
DataRate
CycleTime
High Yield =
Affordable
1
100
10 ns
SDR
1
133
7.5 ns
2
200
10 ns
DDR-I
2
266
7.5 ns
Starts to get REAL EXPENSIVE!
2
333
6 ns
2
400
5 ns
DDR-II
4
400
10 ns
4
533
7.5 ns
Comparable to DDR266 in cost
DDR Data Timing
- Data valid on rising & falling edges… “Double Data Rate”
- Source Synchronous; Data Strobe “DQS” travels with data
DDR Clocks
- Differential clocks on adjacent traces
- Timing is relative to crosspoint
- Helps ensure 50% duty cycle
Single Ended Clock
VREF
CK
Clock high time
Clock low time
Normal balanced signal
VREF
CK
Clock high time
Clock low time
Mismatched Rise & Fall signal
Error!
Differential Clock
CK
CK
Clockhigh time
Clock low time
Normal balanced signal
CK
CK
Clock high time
Clock low time
Mismatched Rise & Fall signal
Significantly reduced symmetry error
DDR Signaling
- SSTL_2 low voltage swing inputs
- 2.5V I/O with 1.25V reference voltage
- Low voltage swing with termination
- Rail to rail if unterminated
Power = CV2f%#
Factors:
- Capacitance (C)
- Voltage (V)
- Frequency (f)
- Duty cycle (%)
- Power states(# circuits in use)
Keys to lowpower design:
Reduce C and V
Match f to demand
Minimize duty cycle
Utilize power states
Emphasis on “Matched”
DDR SDRAM
CONTROLLER
- DM/DQS loading identical to DQ
- Route as independent 8bit buses
DQ/DQS
VREF
VREF
DM
VREF
VREF
Disable
64 = 8 x 8
- 64bit bus is 8 sync’ed 8bit buses
- Allows external “copper” flexibility
- 8 buses resync upon entry to FIFO
x16 DDRSDRAM
x16 DDRSDRAM
x16 DDRSDRAM
x16 DDRSDRAM
Copperfromcontrollerto SDRAMs
8 DQ1 DM1 DQS
8 DQ1 DM1 DQS
8 DQ1 DM1 DQS
InsideController
8bit Buffer
8bit Buffer
Sync toControllerclock
64bit Memory Controller Internal FIFO
Write Latency
- SDR had to keep inputs powered all the time
- Adding Write Latency to DDR allowed inputs to be powered off between commands
- Flexible timing differences on data and address paths
DDR-I 400 Summary
- DDR-I is hard to design to 400 MHz data rate
- Lower yields
- No JEDEC standard
- Prefetch-2, 2.5V signals, TSOP packages, write latency 1
- DDR-II makes it a lot easier
- JEDEC standards & focus
- Prefetch-4, 1.8V signals, differential strobe
- On-die termination, BGA packages, write latency > 1
- Same plane referencing
- Few suppliers supporting DDR-I 400 market
DDR-I 400 Conclusion
- The JEDEC roadmap represents the industry focus for mainstream products
- DDR-I tops out at 333 MHz data rate
- DDR-II starts at 400 MHz data rate
- This DOES NOT mean that DDR-I at 400 MHz data rate will not ship in volume
- It DOES mean that there will be price premiums for this speed bin
Market Outlook
- DDR-I
- DDR333 is the mainstream product for 2003
- DDR-I 400 will be the premium market
- DDR-II
- DDR-II designs under way now
- DDR-II 400 & 533 will sample in 2003
- DDR-II ramp begins in 2004
Summary
- DDR has many improvements over SDR
- Prefetch, differential clock, low voltage, data strobe, write latency
- DDR-I 400 likely to stay a profitable niche
- DDR-II volume products for 400 & 533 ramp in 2004
