
IBM13M8734HCD
8M x 72 1 Bank Registered/Buffered SDRAM Module
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Input/Output Functional Description
Symbol
Type
Signal
Polarity
Function
CK0 - CK3
Input
Pulse
Positive
Edge
The system clock inputs. All the SDRAM inputs are sampled on the rising edge of their associ-
ated clock. CK0 drives the PLL. CK1, CK2, and CK3 are terminated.
CKE0
Input
Level
Active
High
Activates the SDRAM CK signal when high and deactivates the CK signal when low. By deacti-
vating the clocks, CKE low initiates the Power Down mode, the Suspend mode, or the Self
Refresh mode.
S0, S2
Input
Pulse
Active
Low
Enables the associated SDRAM command decoder when low and disables the command
decoder when high. When the command decoder is disabled, new commands are ignored but
previous operations continue.
RAS,
CAS WE
Input
Pulse
Active
Low
When sampled at the positive rising edge of the clock, CAS, RAS, and WE define the operation
to be executed by the SDRAM.
BA0, 1
Input
Level
—
Selects which SDRAM bank of four is activated.
A0 - A9,
A11,
A10/AP
Input
Level
—
During a Bank Activate command cycle, A0-A11 defines the row address (RA0-RA11) when
sampled at the rising clock edge.
During a Read or Write command cycle, A0-A8 defines the column address (CA0-CA8) when
sampled at the rising clock edge. In addition to the column address, AP is used to invoke auto-
precharge operation at the end of the burst read or write cycle. If AP is high, autoprecharge is
selected and BA0, BA1 defines the bank to be precharged. If AP is low, autoprecharge is dis-
abled.
During a Precharge command cycle, AP is used in conjunction with BA0, BA1 to control which
bank(s) to precharge. If AP is high, all banks will be precharged regardless of the state of BA0 or
BA1. If AP is low, then BA0 and BA1 are used to define which bank to precharge.
DQ0 -
DQ63,
CB0 - CB7
Input
Output
Level
—
Data and Check Bit Input/Output pins.
DQMB0 -
DQMB7
Input
Pulse
Active
High
The Data Input/Output masks, associated with one data byte, place the DQ buffers in a high
impedance state when sampled high. In Read mode, DQMB has a latency of two clock cycles in
Buffered mode or three clock cycles in Registered mode, and controls the output buffers like an
output enable.
In Write mode, DQMB has a zero clock latency in Buffered mode and a latency of one clock
cycle in Registered mode. In this case, DQMB operates as a byte mask by allowing input data to
be written if it is low but blocks the write operation if it is high.
V
DD
, V
SS
Supply
Power and ground for the module.
REGE
Input
Level
Active
High
(Regis-
terMode
Enable)
The Register Enable pin is used to permit the DIMM to operate in Buffered mode (inputs re-
driven asynchronously) or Registered mode (signals re-driven to SDRAMs when clock rises, and
held valid until next rising clock).
SA0 - 2
Input
Level
—
These signals are tied at the system planar to either V
SS
or V
DD
to configure the SPD EEPROM.
SDA
Input
Output
Level
—
This is a bidirectional pin used to transfer data into or out of the SPD EEPROM. A resistor must
be connected from the SDA bus line to V
DD
to act as a pullup.
SCL
Input
Pulse
—
This signal is used to clock data into and out of the SPD EEPROM. A resistor may be connected
from the SCL bus line to V
DD
to act as a pullup.
WP
Input
Level
Active
High
This signal is pulled low on the DIMM to enable data to be written into the last 128 bytes of the
SPD EEPROM.
Discontinued (4/1/00 - last order; 7/31/00 - last ship)