DDR/SDR-SDRAM Bank Switching Doubt

[Abdul K Shaik]

Hi All,

In a DDR - SDRAM or in SDR - SDRAM with a single device(not DIMM)

is the following Command sequence is valid?

Assuming 4 BANK DRAM, Burst Length = 8, Sequential
Can a WRITE/READ command be issued to an alternate bank (B), while the
Bank A is PRECHARGING?
if this valid then will there be any gaps on DQ bus for READ/WRITE
operations.

i.e is it possible to issue read/write to keep the DQ bus always
occupied with data without any dead/overhead cycles.?
Is it possible to have the DQ bus with read/write data while one of
the BANK is precharing.?

is it possible to completely hide the over head of opening the row and
closing a row in a particular bank with open/close of an another
row/bank while keeping the DQ bus always busy with data.?

Can WRITE B/READ B follow a PRECHARGE A without meeting the row
precharge time for BANK A?

Any info. on DDR/SDR SDRAM bank switching will help.

Thanking you in Advace.

Regards,
Abdul

 

[David Jones]

Hi All,

In a DDR - SDRAM or in SDR - SDRAM with a single device(not DIMM)

is the following Command sequence is valid?

Assuming 4 BANK DRAM, Burst Length = 8, Sequential
Can a WRITE/READ command be issued to an alternate bank (B), while the
Bank A is PRECHARGING?
Yes.

if this valid then will there be any gaps on DQ bus for READ/WRITE
operations.

Depends on the timing.

i.e is it possible to issue read/write to keep the DQ bus always
occupied with data without any dead/overhead cycles.?
Yes.

Is it possible to have the DQ bus with read/write data while one of
the BANK is precharing.?

is it possible to completely hide the over head of opening the row and
closing a row in a particular bank with open/close of an another
row/bank while keeping the DQ bus always busy with data.?

All ways of asking the same thing. Yes and yes.

Can WRITE B/READ B follow a PRECHARGE A without meeting the row
precharge time for BANK A?

If you are doing a burst of 8, then it's pretty hard to not meet.

If you are doing a read burst of 2, then it's also hard to not meet, due to
CAS latency.

If you are doing a write burst of 2 to an open bank then it could be possible
to get that off within the precharge time of bank A, which is typically
2-3 clocks.

Any info. on DDR/SDR SDRAM bank switching will help.

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