Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by ChuckMcM on Thursday November 08, 2018 @01:44PM
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That is typical usage but it isn't the required usage. It is straight forward to generate a controller ASIC that would provide the appropriate bus signals and drive levels for these to operate on a module.
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Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by kingosticks on Thursday November 08, 2018 @03:06PM
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The signal integrity at 0.6V at whatever frequency these are at, across a connector must be horrible. Are people doing this?
Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by ChuckMcM on Thursday November 08, 2018 @03:14PM
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I have seen LPDDR modules where the ASIC provides the connector signals. So they run 0.6V between the LPDDR chips and the ASIC, then the ASIC runs 1.8V on the connector.
Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by kingosticks on Thursday November 08, 2018 @03:32PM
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I don't think I follow your topology. The asic is driving 1.8V to a dimm with 3 LPDDR chips on it? At ddr4 speeds?
Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by ChuckMcM on Thursday November 08, 2018 @06:27PM
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The modules in question were for an embedded system with 3 different memory size options. The LPDDR chips and ASIC were on the memory module (4, 6, or 8 LPDDRs), and the module connected to the baseboard with a high speed mezzanine connector.
Is this something you are looking to build for your own system? I assume the ASIC was proprietary but I could reach out to the vendor and see where they had the modules made (or if they were built in house).
Re:Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb DRAM Chips
by kingosticks on Thursday November 08, 2018 @06:59PM
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Right I see. So memories and controller on the same module just like normal. My original comment was concerning parallel 0.6V signalling at ddr4 speeds over a connector - which isn't happening here. Or probably anywhere.