EDN

Building a better memory controller: architectural performance exploration of an AXI memory controller

Communicationbetween processors and memories is often a major bottleneck, making the designof the memory controller a critical task in determining overall system-levelperformance. The memory ...
EDN

DDR3 memory interface controller IP speeds data processing applications

DDR3 memory systems can provide a significant performance boost to a variety of data processing applications. However, compared to previous generations (DDR and DDR2), DDR3 memory devices have some ...
Design-Reuse

Smart way to memory controller verification: Synopsys Memory VIP

Today verification team are facing contradicting pressure, at one end they are asked to reduce the verification schedule while at other end the design complexity is increasing. To overcome the ...
Design-Reuse

Metric Driven Verification of Reconfigurable Memory Controller IPs Using UVM Methodology for Improved Verification Effectiveness and Reusability

Rapid advancement in technology that accelerates the demand for faster and smaller electronic devices with reduced cost and time to market triggered the necessity for functional verification. The ...