Title :
Parallel processing RAM chip with 256 Mb DRAM and quad processors
Author :
Murakami, K. ; Shirakawa, S. ; Miyajima, H.
Author_Institution :
Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
Parallel processing RAM (PPRAM) is an architectural framework for merged memory/logic application-specific standard products (ASSPs). It integrates onto a single chip (1) a large amount of DRAM and/or SRAM and/or flash EEPROM and/or FRAM (2) zero or more general-purpose processors and/or application-specific processors and/or FPGA, etc.; (3) a network interface based on a common communication protocol. Many different implementations of PPRAM are possible. All provide a common network interface (called PPRAM-link). System designers will be able to construct computer systems of any size, of any functionality, and of any performance, just by choosing the required PPRAM chips from those various PPRAM implementations and by interconnecting them through the PPRAM-link network.
Keywords :
DRAM chips; field programmable gate arrays; memory architecture; protocols; 256 Mbit; DRAM; FPGA; PPRAM; PPRAM-link; architectural framework; common communication protocol; merged memory/logic application-specific standard products; network interface; parallel processing RAM chip; quad processors; Application specific processors; EPROM; Ferroelectric films; Field programmable gate arrays; Logic; Network interfaces; Nonvolatile memory; Parallel processing; Random access memory; Read-write memory;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 43rd ISSCC., 1997 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3721-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1997.585356