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   Memory Type       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   DRAM Chip
 
     Dynamic RAM (DRAM) stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor. DRAM derives its name from the fact that it must be refreshed periodically. Because of the way in which the memory cells are constructed, the reading action refreshes the contents of the memory. DRAM loses its data when the power supply is removed. 
 
   DRAM Module
 
     DRAM modules are collections of DRAM cells assembled on a circuit board.
 
   SRAM Chip
 
     Static RAM (SRAM) is more expensive than DRAM, but faster and more reliable. Unlike DRAM, SRAM does not need to be refreshed constantly; SRAM is refreshed only when a write command is performed. SRAM is most commonly used in the L2 cache for PCs. There are two types of SRAM: synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous RAM is synchronized with the system clock. Asynchronous RAM is not.
 
   SRAM Module
 
     SRAM modules are collections of SRAM cells assembled on a circuit board.
 
   FIFO
 
     First in, first out (FIFO) memory is used in buffering applications between devices that operate at different speeds, or in applications where data must be temporarily stored for further processing.
 
   Flash
 
     Flash is a form of electrically erasable, programmable, read-only memory (EEPROM) that can be erased and reprogrammed in blocks instead of one byte at a time. Flash memory is non-volatile, which means that it does not need a constant power supply in order to retain data. Flash offers extremely fast access times, low power consumption, and relative immunity to severe shock or vibration. Flash memory chips have a lifespan of approximately 100,000 write cycles - a fact that makes Flash unsuitable for use as computer main memory. Typically, Flash memory chips are used in portable or compact devices such as digital cameras, cell phones, pagers, and scanners. Flash memory chips are also used as solid-state disks in laptops and as memory cards for video game consoles.
 
   PROM
 
     Programmable ROM (PROM) can be written to only once, after which the contents are unchangeable.
 
   EPROM
 
     Erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) is a type of PROM that can be erased through exposure to ultraviolet light and then reprogrammed. 
 
   EEPROM
 
     Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) is a type of PROM that can be erased electrically and then reprogrammed.
 
   MASK ROM
 
     MASK ROM is a type of read-only memory (ROM) that can be programmed only once. Manufacturers that produce high volumes of semiconductors often use MASK ROM because it is the most cost-effective ROM available.
 
   NVRAM
 
     Non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) is a type of RAM that retains data when power is removed.
 
   FRAM
 
     Ramtron’s ferroelectrics random access memory (FRAM) is a new generation of nonvolatile memory that combines high-performance and low-power operation with the ability to retain data without power. FRAM has the fast read/write speed and low power of battery-backed SRAM and eliminates the need for a battery. EEPROM and Flash require long write times, wear out after being written a small number of times, and use a large amount of power to write data. FRAM writes instantly, has virtually unlimited endurance, and requires very little write power.
 
   NVSRAM
 
     Non-volatile static random access memory (nvSRAM).
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted memory types.
 
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Organization




   Density
 
     The capacity of the memory chip expressed in bits.
 
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   Number of Words
 
     The number of "rows" in the organization of the memory chip.  Each row stores a memory word and connects to a word line (one line of the memory bus) for addressing purposes.
 
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   Bits per Word
 
     The number of "columns" in the organization of the memory chip. Each column connects to a sense / write circuit (a bit), which connects to data input/output lines of the chip.
 
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Packaging Information




   IC Package Type       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   BGA
 
     Ball-grid array (BGA) places output pins in a solder ball matrix. Generally, BGA traces are fabricated on laminated (BT-based) substrates or polyimide-based films. Therefore, the entire area of substrates or films can be used to route the interconnection. BGA has another advantage of lower ground or power inductance by assigning ground or power nets via a shorter current path to PCB. Thermally enhanced mechanisms (heat sink, thermal balls, etc.) can be applied to BGA to reduce the thermal resistance. The sophisticated capabilities make BGA the desirable package to implement electrical and thermal enhancement in response to the need for high power and high speed ICs.
 
   CSP
 
     Chip scale package or chip size package (CSP) has an area that is no more than 20% larger than the built-in die. CSP is compact for second level packaging efficiency and encapsulated for second level reliability. CSP is superior to both direct-chip-attach (DCA) and chip-on-board (COB) technologies. CSP is used in a variety of integrated circuits (IC), including radio frequency ICs (RFIC), memory ICs, and communication ICs.  
 
   FLGA
 
     Fine-pitch land-grid array (FLGA) is extremely compact and lightweight, making it suitable for miniature disc drives and digital cameras.
 
   QFP
 
     Quad flat packages (QFP) contain a large number of fine, flexible, gull wing shaped leads. Lead width can be as small as 0.16 mm. Lead pitch is 0.4 mm. QFPs provide good second-level reliability and are used in processors, controllers, ASICs, DSPs, gate arrays, logic, memory ICs, PC chipsets, and other applications. 
 
   LQFP
 
     Low quad flat package (LQFP).
 
   TQFP
 
     Thin quad flat package (TQFP).
 
   SOP
 
     Small outline package (SOP).
 
   SOIC
 
     Small outline integrated circuit (SOIC).
 
   TSOP
 
     Thin small outline package (TSOP) is a type of DRAM package that uses gull wing shaped leads on both sides. TSOP DRAM mounts directly on the surface of the printed circuit board. The advantage of the TSOP package is that it is one-third the thickness of an SOJ package. TSOP components are commonly used in small outline DIMM and credit card memory applications. Thin small outline package may be Type I or Type II.
 
   SSOP
 
     Shrink small outline package (SSOP).
 
   TSSOP
 
     Thin shrink small outline L-leaded package (TSSOP).
 
   TVSOP
 
     Thin very small outline package (TVSOP).
 
   SOJ
 
     Small outline J-lead (SOJ) is a common form of surface-mount DRAM packaging. It is a rectangular package with J-shaped leads on the two long sides of the device.
 
   HSOF
 
     Small outline flat-leaded package with heat sink (HSOF).
 
   PLCC
 
     Plastic leaded chip carrier (PLCC).
 
   LCCC
 
     Leadless ceramic chip carrier (LCCC).
 
   DIP
 
     Dual in-line package (DIP) is a type of DRAM component packaging. DIPs can be installed either in sockets or permanently soldered into holes extending into the surface of the printed circuit board.
 
   SIP
 
     Single in-line package (SIP).
 
   SDIP
 
     Shrink dual in-line package (SDIP).
 
   SZIP
 
     Shrink zigzag in-line package (SZIP).
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary IC packages.
 
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   Mounting       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Surface Mount Technology (SMT)
 
     Surface mount technology (SMT) adds components to a printed circuit board (PCB) by soldering component leads or terminals to the top surface of the board. SMT components have a flat surface that is soldered to a flat pad on the face of the PCB. Typically, the PCB pad is coated with a paste-like formulation of solder and flux. With careful placement, SMT components on solder paste remain in position until elevated temperatures, usually from an infrared oven, melt the paste and solder the component leads to the PCB pads. 
 
   Flat Package (FPAK)
 
     Flat package (FPAK).
 
   Through Hole Technology (THT) 
 
     Through hole technology (THT) mounts components on a printed circuit board (PCB) by inserting component leads through holes in the board and then soldering the leads in place on the opposite side of the board.
 
   Socket
 
     Sockets are board-mounted female connectors that serve as carriers for integrated circuit (IC) chips. They provide insulation and are often available in terminal blocks.
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted mounting types.
 
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Logic Family




   Logic Family       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   L
 
     Low power (L).
 
   S
 
     Schottky (S).
 
   H
 
     High speed (H).
 
   LS
 
     Low power Schottky (LS).
 
   AS
 
     Advanced Schottky (AS).
 
   ALS
 
     Advanced low power Schottky (ALS).
 
   FAST
 
     Fairchild advanced Schottky TTL (FAST) technology was created in late 1970 when advances in IC technology allowed the speed and drive of S-TTL to be combined with the lower power of LS-TTL to form a new logic. An advanced related family is the FASTr, which is faster then FAST, has a higher driving capability (IOL, IOH), and produces much lower noise. The “r” in FASTr refers to the various speed grades, such as A, B and C, where an “A” designation means low speed and “C” means high speed.
 
   High-Speed CMOS
 
     High-speed CMOS technology (HCMOS) is also known as HC / HCT. There are several basic flavors of HCMOS technology: high-speed CMOS (HC), high-speed CMOS with TTL input (HCT), advanced high-speed CMOS (AHC), and advanced high-speed CMOS with TTL inputs (AHCT).
 
   HCT
 
     High-speed CMOS with TTL inputs (HCT).
 
   AHC
 
     Advanced high-speed CMOS (AHC).
 
   AHCT
 
     Advanced high-speed CMOS with TTL inputs (AHCT).
 
   Fast CMOS
 
     Fast CMOS technology (FCT) was introduced in 1986. With this technology the speed gap between CMOS and TTL was closed. Since FCT is the CMOS version of FAST, it has the low power consumption of CMOS but speed comparable with TTL. Advanced versions of the FCT standard are FCTx and FCTx-T. The x in FCTx and FCTx-T refers to the various speed grades, such as A, B and C, where an “A” designation means low speed and “C” means high speed.
 
   Advanced CMOS
 
     Advanced CMOS is a much higher speed version of HCMOS.  It is also known as AC / ACT.  Advanced CMOS technology comes in different flavors: standard advanced CMOS (AC), advanced CMOS with TTL inputs (ACT), advanced CMOS with quiet outputs (ACQ), advanced CMOS with TTL inputs and quiet outputs (ACTQ), advanced ultra-Low voltage CMOS (AUC), advanced ultra-low power CMOS (AUP), advanced very-low voltage CMOS (AVC), advanced low voltage HCMOS (ALVC), and advanced low voltage CMOS with bus hold (ALVCH).  ACQ / ACTQ are second generation Advanced CMOS with much lower noise. While ACQ has the CMOS input level, ACQT is equipped with TTL level input.
 
   ACT
 
     Advanced CMOS with TTL inputs (ACT).
 
   ACQ
 
     Advanced CMOS with quiet outputs (ACQ).
 
   ABT
 
     Advanced BiCMOS technology (ABT).
 
   ABTE
 
     Advanced BiCMOS technology with enhanced transceiver logic (ABTE).
 
   ABTH
 
     Advanced BiCMOS technology with bus hold (ABTH).
 
   BCT
 
     BiCMOS with TTL inputs (BCT).
 
   BTL
 
     BiCMOS with backplane and transceiver logic (BTL).
 
   Crossbar Technology (CBT)
 
     Crossbar technology (CBT) enables a bus interface to function as a very fast bus switch, isolating the bus when the switch is open and offering very little delay when the switch is closed. Opening the switch provides circuit isolation (high impedance). Closing the switch provides a near-zero propagation delay through a 5-Ohm resistance. Bus switch technology is used in programmable logic devices (PLDs) for improved performance. Typically, CBT devices operate from 4.5 V to 5.0 V. CBT is also known as quick switch (QS), fast switch technology (FST), or Pericom Interface (PI5C).
 
   Futurebus (FB)
 
     Futurebus (FB) and Futurebus+ are back-plane bus specifications that define both the physical and electrical layers. Both bus types can use either asynchronous or synchronized protocols.  When operating with 256 bit transfers, the data rate may be as high as 3200MBps. Futurebus bus widths start at 32 bits wide, while Futherbus+ may have widths may up to 256 bits. Bus widths of 32, 64,128 and 256 are possible at a clock rate of 100MHz. Futurebus card size is defined as 300mm x 300mm, and uses 2mm style connectors.
 
   Gunning Transceiver Logic (GTL)
 
     Gunning transceiver logic (GTL) is a standard for electrical signals in CMOS circuits that is used to provide high data transfer speeds with small voltage swings.
 
   GTLP
 
     Gunning with transceiver logic plus (GTLP).
 
   ALB
 
     Advanced low voltage BiCMOS (ALB).
 
   LV
 
     Standard low voltage CMOS (LV).
 
   LVC
 
     Low voltage high performance HCMOS (LVC).
 
   LVCH
 
     Low voltage CMOS with bus hold (LVCH).
 
   ALVC
 
     Advanced low voltage CMOS (ALVC).
 
   LVT
 
     Low voltage CMOS technology with TTL inputs (LVT).
 
   LVTZ
 
     Low voltage CMOS technology with TTL inputs and high impedance (LVTZ).
 
   ALVCH
 
     Advanced low voltage CMOS with bus hold (ALVCH).
 
   LCX
 
     Low voltage CMOS (LCX) operates with 3 V or 5 V. 
 
   VCX
 
     Low voltage CMOS (VCX) that operates with 1.8 V or 3.6 V.
 
   CBTLV
 
     Low-voltage CBT (CBTLV) features simple N-channel and P-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors optimized for 3.3 V operation while maintaining low propagation delays and low current supply.
 
   CMOS 4000
 
     CMOS 4000 refers to the 4000 series that is true CMOS with non-TTL levels.
 
   Emitter Coupled Logic (ECL)
 
     Emitter coupled logic (ECL) uses transistors to steer current through gates that compute logical functions. By comparison, TTL and related families use transistors as digital switches, where the transistors are either cut off or saturated, depending on the state of the circuit. This distinction explains ECL's chief advantage: that because the transistors are always in the active region, they can change state very rapidly, so ECL circuits can operate at very high speed; and also its major disadvantage: the transistors are continually drawing current, which means the circuits require high power, and thus generate large amounts of waste heat. ECL gates use differential amplifier configurations at the input stage. A bias configuration supplies a constant voltage at the midrange of the low and high logic levels to the differential amplifier, so that the appropriate logical function of the input voltages will control the amplifier and the base of the output transistor. The propagation time for this arrangement can be less than a nanosecond. Other noteworthy characteristics of the ECL family include the fact that the large current requirement is approximately constant, and does not depend significantly on the state of the circuit. This means that ECL circuits generate relatively little power noise, unlike many other logic types that typically draw far more current when switching than quiescent, for which power noise can become problematic. ECL circuits operate with negative power supplies, and logic levels incompatible with other families, which means that interoperation between ECL and other designs are difficult. The fact that the high and low logic levels are relatively close mean that ECL suffers from small noise margins, which can be troublesome in some circumstances.
 
   Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL)
 
     Transistor-transistor logic (TTL) is a class of digital circuits built from bipolar junction transistors (BJT), diodes and resistors. It is notable, as it was the base for the first widespread semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) technology. All TTL circuits operate with a 5 V power supply. TTL signals are defined as "low" or L when between 0 V and 0.8 V with respect to the ground terminal, and "high" or H when between 2 V and 5 V.

The first logic devices designed from bipolar transistors were referred to as standard TTL. The addition of Schottky diodes to the base collector of bipolar transistor was called Schottky logic (S-TTL). Schottky diodes shorten propagation delays within TTL by preventing the collector from going into what is called “deep saturation.”  Other TTL technologies include low-power Schottky (LS-TTL), advanced Schottky (AS-TTL), advanced low-power Schottky (ALS-TTL), and low-voltage TTL (LVTTL).
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted or proprietary logic families.
 
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Power Characteristics




   Supply Voltage:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   -5 V
 
     The chip operates with -5 volts.
 
   -4.5 V
 
     The chip operates with -4.5 volts.
 
   -3.3 V
 
     The chip operates with -3.3 volts.
 
   -3 V
 
     The chip operates with -3 volts.
 
   1.2 V
 
     The chip operates with 1.2 volts.
 
   1.5 V
 
     The chip operates with 1.5 volts.
 
   1.8 V
 
     The chip operates with 1.8 volts.
 
   2.5 V
 
     The chip operates with 2.5 volts.
 
   2.7 V
 
     The chip operates with 2.7 volts.
 
   3 V
 
     The chip operates with 3 volts.
 
   3.3 V
 
     The chip operates with 3.3 volts.
 
   3.6 V
 
     The chip operates with 3.6 volts.
 
   5 V
 
     The chip operates with 5 volts.
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted supply voltages.
 
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   Operating Current
 
     The minimum current needed for active chip operation.
 
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   Standby Current
 
     The minimum current needed for the operation of the chip while it is inactive.
 
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   Power Dissipation
 
     Power dissipation is the total power consumption of the device. It is generally expressed in watts or milliwatts.
 
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More Specifications




   Bandwidth
 
     The capacity to move data on an electronic line such as a bus or a channel. In short, the amount of data moved relative to a specific time frame. It is expressed in bits, bytes, or hertz (cycles) per second.
 
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   Data Rate
 
     The transfer speed in hertz.  This is the number of bits per second that can be moved internally in the chip.
 
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   Access Time
 
     A measurement of time in nanoseconds (ns) used to indicate the speed of memory. Access time is a cycle that begins the moment the CPU sends a request to memory and ends the moment the CPU receives the data it requested. Specifically, for a synchronous device it is the time, usually in ns, from a clock edge to when data is available at the output of a device. For an asynchronous device it is the time from the initiation of the read cycle to when the data output is available.
 
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   Cycle Time
 
     Interval of time required to perform a single read or write operation and reset the internal circuitry so another operation can begin. Cycle time defines how much time is required between clock edges in a synchronous device.
 
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   Data Retention
 
     The time (in years) that the memory chip can retain the data without reloading.
 
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   Endurance
 
     The maximum number of write / read cycles that the chip can support.
 
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   Operating Temperature:
 
     This is the full-required range of ambient operating temperature.
 
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Part Numbers for Memory Chips

Part # Distributor Manufacturer Product Category Description
CMS367130V55 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
DS1745Y70IND AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
DS1630Y120 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
M46Z256Y120PM1 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
DS1750YLPM150 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
DS1750YLPM150IND AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
MK148Z02B15 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
MM4K67140L35 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
CMS3-67140L45 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery
MMRD67140L45 AmericanMicroSemi AMS Random Access Memory Static RAM with On-Chip Battery

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