CHAPTER 9

DRAM System Signaling and Timing

In any electronic system, multiple devices are connected together, and signals are sent from one point in the system to another point in the system for the devices to communicate with each other. The signals adhere to predefined signaling and timing protocols to ensure correctness in the transmission of commands and data. In the grand scale of things, the topics of signaling and timing require volumes of dedicated texts for proper coverage. This chapter cannot hope to, nor is it designed to, provide a comprehensive coverage on these important topics. Rather, the purpose of this chapter is to provide basic terminologies and understanding of the fundamentals of signaling and timing—subjects of utmost ...

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