Method and apparatus for high density sixteen and thirty-two megabyte single in-line memory module
US5504700A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for a memory device interface between a memory device and a CPU as well as the dimensions of the memory device. An electric circuit of the present invention has one-hundred-twenty pins along the length of the housing. The housing of the memory device has a length of approximately 85.6 mm and a width of approximately 54.0 mm. The left and right side socket interface portions of the housing have a minimum width of approximately 3.3 mm. The top socket interface portion has a maximum thickness of approximately 3.5 mm and a minimum height of approximately 3.0 mm. The bottom socket interface portion has a maximum thickness of approximately 5.0 mm and a minimum height of approximately 10.5 mm. Furthermore, the memory device interface portion of the present invention includes at least one pin which provides access to an address signal which indicates a memory array address location within the memory device. The interface portion also includes at least one pin which provides access to a data signal. Additionally, the interface portion includes a row address strobe signal which indicates that the address signal provided to the memory device is a …
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