1.6 Gb/s DDR3 Solution For 65 nm SoCs
Portable Design News, Monday July 14, 2008
Virage Logic Corporation has announced the broadening of its Intelli DDR memory interface product portfolio with the introduction of Intelli DDR3, a high-performance memory interface solution that supports speeds up to 1.6 Gigabits-per-second (Gb/s). Comprising a DRAM memory controller, digital PHY, DLL, and I/O, Intelli DDR3 provides a true System Aware IP solution that is able to mitigate and manage the high-speed interconnect effects that must be addressed at the package as well as board level.
Intelli DDR3 addresses the system-level impact on high-speed IP interfaces, such as DDR interfaces. The Intelli DDR3 System Aware IP offering is capable of managing the impact of the environment—SoC core-to-interface, interface-to-package, package-to-board—on the system behavior and performance. Intelli DDR3’s unique digital architecture and system intelligence helps manage the variables inherent in system designs, easing implementation and optimizing integration with existing board and package designs. The standard cell architecture and all-digital implementation enables the Intelli DDR3 solution to work seamlessly with digital SoC design flows, allowing significant ease of portability to any process node for any foundry, eliminating the need to prove the solution when integrated with silicon proven I/Os.
A versatile solution for lower power in a broad range of high-performance applications including networking, video, graphics, storage, test and measurement, and portable electronics, the innovative Intelli DDR3 solution utilizes Virage Logic’s unique patent-pending digital DLL architecture, enabling it to achieve the high resolution required to support data rates up to 1.6 Gb/s on 65nm G processes. The Intelli DDR3’s advanced architecture allows much higher data throughput efficiency than previously available architectures. Such high efficiencies enable designs to operate at lower frequencies, resulting in lower power consumption and bill of materials costs that translate to lower system costs. 
Virage Logic Corporation, Fremont, CA (510) 360-8000 [www.viragelogic.com]
