Semiconductor Engineering

Where Do Memory Maps Come From?

A memory map is the bridge between a system-on-chip (SoC) and the firmware and software that is executed on it. Engineers may assume the map automatically appears, but the reality is much more ...
EDN

Addressing interleaved multichannel memory challenges

Achieving the total external-memory-bandwidth requirements of consumer SOCs (systems on chips) at acceptable costs gets more difficult with each generation of electronic systems and the DRAM ...
EDN

SOC: Embedded Memory

Semiconductor memory, with its simple, regular structure, has traditionally been the arena in which the problems posed by the next VLSI generation have been explored and resolved. But the memory game ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A Primer On Last-Level Cache Memory For SoC Designs

System-on-chip (SoC) architects have a new memory technology, last level cache (LLC), to help overcome the design obstacles of bandwidth, latency and power consumption in megachips for advanced driver ...
Design-Reuse

Design Approaches and Architectures of RISC-V SoCs

We design different kinds of System-on-Chips (SoCs/Chips) tailored for different electronic products. Let’s explore how we approach designing various electronic products like embedded microcontrollers ...
Electronic Design

Leverage High-Frequency Source-Synchronous Memory in SoC Design

Download this article in PDF format. Today’s embedded systems require high external memory bandwidth to achieve fast boot time and application loading time with minimal cost. Historically, ...