Improving Power and Data Efficiency with Threaded Memory Modules

Author

Ware, Frederick A. ; Hampel, Craig

Author_Institution

Rambus Inc., Los Altos

fYear

2007

fDate

1-4 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

417

Lastpage

424

Abstract

The technique of module-threading utilizes standard DDR DRAM components to build modified memory modules. These modified modules incorporate one or more additional control signals. The modification permits the module to operate at higher performance levels and at lower power levels than standard modules. The modified modules are also capable of finer granularity transactions while still operating at full bandwidth.

Keywords

CMOS memory circuits; DRAM chips; distributed shared memory systems; memory architecture; multi-threading; storage management; CMOS memory integrated circuit; DDR DRAM component; data efficiency; distributed shared memory system; granularity transaction; memory architecture; memory management; threaded memory module; Bandwidth; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS memory circuits; Logic circuits; Memory management; Power system management; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Timing; Topology; CMOS memory integrated circuits; Distributed memory systems; MOS memory integrated circuits; MOSFET memory integrated circuits; Memory architecture; Memory management; Shared memory systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Design, 2006. ICCD 2006. International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

ISSN

1063-6404

Print_ISBN

978-0-7803-9707-1

Electronic_ISBN

1063-6404

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCD.2006.4380850

Filename

4380850