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Is DDR4 a bridge too far?SemiWiki - Don DingeeSep. 12, 2012 |
We’ve gone through two decades where the PC market made the rules for technology. The industry faces a question now: Can a new technology go mainstream without the PC?
By now, you’ve certainly read the news from Cadence on their DDR4 IP for TSMC 28nm. They are claiming a PHY implementation that exceeds the data rates specified for DDR-2400, which means things are blazing fast. What’s not talked about much is how the point-to-point interconnect needed for large memory spaces is going to be handled.