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What is DDR software leveling?

What is DDR software leveling ? How it is different from DDR2 and DDR3 ? Why it is required and important ? Is there a hardware leveling ? I have found some explanation here about DDR3 and a ...
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Debugging DDR bus issues

We have an SBC board, in the style of the Leopardboard or Beagleboard, that is misbehaving. It's based on the Leopardboard design (TI-DM368 CPU, DDR2 RAM, NAND Flash). Developing software on the ...
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DDR2 CAS Latency - is it fixed to clock-cycles or time?

We have a (new, prototype) board that is, at best, temperamental. It's using a Micron MT47H64M16HR-25:H DDR RAM, the design reference board uses a Micron MT47H64M16HR-25E:H. Only one letter different, ...
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Is there a PCB-layout related reasoning behind DDR memory package and footprint?

BGA DDR packages have a unique footprint. There are two columns of pads on both sides of the device, and an empty column in between. Is there a reasoning behind the placement of these pads (in ...
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Interfacing with RAM from a PC, e.g. SDRAM / DDR, to a microcontroller

I'm looking into interfacing standard PC form-factor SDRAM or DDR sticks to a microcontroller, but I can't find any definitive details on how they work in terms of how the bus works. I guess it's ...
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Memory IC width vs depth

Given a need for a single 2G × 32 bit DDR3 memory block, which configuration would be ideal and why? A: Two 2G × 16 bit memory ICs or B: Two 1G × 32 bit memory ICs I think that A ...
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Speed difference between SRAM (Static RAM) and DDR3 RAM

This is more of a computing question, but only electronics geeks would know such things. Today's computers use multiple layers of memory in order to work with data quickly. Currently CPU speeds are ...
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Question about trace length matching patterns for high speed signals

A colleague and I had a discussion and a disagreement about the different ways high speed signals can be length-matched. We were going with an example of a DDR3 layout. All the signals in the ...
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Can I use LPDDR with Cyclone III FPGA?

I have seen the Cyclone III datasheet and it claims DDR and DDR2 compatible PHY. But was looking some good LPDDR chips for my design. Could I use the PHY inside of Cyclone III with LPDDR ic? Do you ...
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power down some but not all DDR on a bus? And I'm thinking of DDR3/3L and DDR2.

I'm starting to learn about power managment, and am wondering, can you power off a DDR module on a memory bus while others are still in use? Or does that mangle signal integrity on the bus? I assume ...
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DDR1 Layout Considerations - DOs and DONTs

I am novice to high speed design. Before getting in to DDR, I recently learned about impedance matching and how it is done, likewise I learned about length matching and how it is done.(Baby steps ...