 Computations of Memory chips Computation of Memory chips for Scalable Memories

Number of Words =N
Width of Word =W
Available Chip size =NxW
Required memory size = NI x WI

NI
p= Where NI ≥ N
N

q= W
I
Where WI ≥ W
W

p *q, N x W Chips are needed for NI x WI memory size

denotes the smallest integer grater than or equal

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 Computations of Memory chips There are different types of organization of N1 x W1 –
 Different memory Organizations memory using N x W –bit chips

Case 1: If NI > N & WI = W

NI
Increase number of words by the factor of p = N

Case 2: If NI = N & WI > W

q
Increase the word size of a Memory by a factor of = W I

Case 3: If NI > N & WI > W

Increase number of words by the factor of p &
Increase the word size of a Memory by a factor of q

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 Computations of Memory chips Example1
 Different memory Organizations
 Example-1 How many 1024x 8 RAM chips are needed
to provide a memory capacity of 2048 x 8?
Available Chip size = N x W = 1024 x 8
Available memory size = NI x WI = 2048 x 8
NI 2048
p= = = 2 Where NI ≥ N
N 1024

q= WI = 8 Where WI ≥ W
W = 1
8

p * q, N x W Chips are needed for NI x WI memory size

2 *1 =2, 1024 x 8 RAM Chips are needed for 2048x 8 memory size

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 Computations of Memory chips Example2
 Different memory Organizations
 Example-1, Example-2 How many 1024x 4 RAM chips are needed
to provide a memory capacity of 1024 x 8?
Available Chip size = N x W = 1024 x 4
Available memory size = NI x WI = 1024 x 8
NI 1024
p= = = 1 Where NI ≥ N
N 1024

q= WI = 8 Where WI ≥ W
W = 2
4

p * q, N x W Chips are needed for NI x WI memory size

1 * 2 =2, 1024 x 4 RAM Chips are needed for 1024x 8 memory size

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 Computations of Memory chips Example3
 Different memory Organizations
 Example-1, Example-2, Example-3 How many 1024x 4 RAM chips are needed
to provide a memory capacity of 2048 x 8?
Available Chip size = N x W = 1024 x 4
Available memory size = NI x WI = 2048 x 8
NI 2048
p= = = 2 Where NI ≥ N
N 1024

q= WI = 8 Where WI ≥ W
W = 2
4

p * q, N x W Chips are needed for NI x WI memory size

2 * 2 =4, 1024 x 4 RAM Chips are needed for 2048x 8 memory size

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 Computations of Memory chips There are different types of organization of N1 x W1 –
 Different memory Organizations memory using N x W –bit chips
 Example-1, Example-2, Example-3Case 1: If NI > N & WI = W
NI
Increase number of words by the factor of p = N
How many 1024x 8 RAM chips are needed to provide a
memory capacity of 2048 x 8?
Case 2: If NI = N & WI > W
q
Increase the word size of a Memory by a factor of = W I

W
How many 1024x 4 RAM chips are needed to provide a
memory capacity of 2048 x 8?

Case 3: If NI > N & WI > W

Increase number of words by the factor of p &
Increase the word size of a Memory by a factor of q
How many 1024x 4 RAM chips are needed to provide a
memory capacity of 2048 x 8?
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