How to understand DDR SDRAM cell bank

[EDA_hg81]

The follow picture shows the structure of DDR SDRAM cell array.

“8192” means 8192 rows.
“512” means 512 columns.
But what “36” means, why it is not “16”? Since data bus width is 16.

Thanks.
https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/69_1194554792.jpg

 

[rberek]

It looks like it means that there are 32 Bank0 memory arrays of 8K x 512. The picture implies there are many of these arrays

 

[arnarendra]

x32 (not 36 as you have mentioned in the question) does mean that it is a 32 bit data width SDRAM. Make sure you are referring to the diagram from the correct datasheet.
AA (Rows) x BB (Columns) xx DD (Data bus width)
Correction to the earlier reply: There are four banks (not 32) as per the diagram. Only recently we are getting SDRAM chips with 8 banks, 32 banks is still far away i guess.

 

[Iouri]

36 means it is internal parity bit, also sometimes micron makes mistakes in there data sheets I can point few

 

[EDA_hg81]

when we refer to specific column in each bank, the data width is 16 or 32?

The I/O databus width of DDR SDRAM is x4, x8, x16. How I can use this 32 bit wide?

Sorry for my early mistake it should be '32'.

 

[Iouri]

because it is DDR double data rate that's why we are referring 32 bits bus instead of 16

 

[EDA_hg81]

Thank you.

I understood

 

[EDA_hg81]

I am still confused.

The following diagram shows the read burst (BL = 4).

BL = 4 means four columns location have been selected and every columns location inside cell array is 32 bit wide.

If we use double bumping way to output data on each column location, there should be 8 data outputs in series.

I am wondering how we can capture those 32 bit wide data when external data bus is only 16 bit wide.

Thanks.

 

[arnarendra]

Hi,

Can you provide the part number of the DDR SDRAM you are using? I might be able to understand your problem if I go through the full datasheet.

-Naren

 

[arnarendra]

Just to continue with my earlier reply, the DDR memroy chip will have internal data bus width which is twice that at the external bus. By this it manages the double data rate with 2n prefetch. It captures 16 bits on positive edge and 16 bits on negative edge. The entire 32 bits are then used internally in one clock cycle. This also explains why there is x32 instead of x16 in the datasheet.
The burst length (BL) you have mentioned is the number of words (in this case 16 bits) you can read (or write) continuously without issuing the command again.
I hope it is bit clear now.

 

[EDA_hg81]

arnarendra

It is 512Mb DDR SDRAM made by Micron.

Thank you for your answer.

I confused the burst length with the column location early.

It is very clear if burst length equals to the number of the words

Thank you so much.