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Rambus Inc. has developed an innovative DRAM architecture and a very high-speed data transfer technology - the first interface standard able to be directly implemented on CMOS DRAMs, memory controllers, graphics/video ICs and other high performance VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated) components. The Rambus solution achieves a ten-fold increase over standard SDRAM in component throughput, while utilizing fewer ICs and assuring a modular/scalable solution. A single Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) delivers 1.6 gigabytes of data per second over the Rambus Channel - a narrow, high-speed bus. Developed in conjunction with Intel Corporation, Rambus technology has the performance demanded by the high clock-rate microprocessors used in workstations and high-end PCs. Its architecture is based on the requirements of the Rambus Channel, a high-speed bus operating at a clock rate of 400MHz which enables a data rate of 800MHz (data is clocked on both clock edges). A two byte-wide data channel is used resulting in a peak data transfer rate of 1.6 Gbytes per second. The bus uses transmission line characteristics to maintain high signal integrity. Up to two RIMM modules may be used on a PC desktop motherboard. The Rambus Channel extends from the controller through each RIMM module in a continuous flow until the Channel termination is reached. Low-cost continuity modules are used to maintain Channel integrity in systems having less than two RIMM modules. | |||||||
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