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Re: PCI DRAM Controller



Why SDRAM? With a 33MHz bus speed on PCI, EDO should be
more than adequate...and downright cheap these days.

Would there be any need for PnP support in such a part?

At 10:59 PM 9/28/96 -5, you wrote:
>Mitch Kahn <mitch@demoworks.com> asked
>> Do you think the market would like a plain PCI  DRAM controller?
>
>Depends on your definition of plain.  I'd like a cheap PCI SDRAM
>controller.  It would synthesize a 2x PCI clock to run the controller
>and SDRAMs at 66 MHz.  It would support 16 Mbit SDRAMs in at
>least the 2 x 512k x 16 and the 2 x 1M x 8 configurations.   Others
>might also like support for the 2 x 2M x 4 version.  It would forgo
>bells and whistles in order to sell for $15.
>
>Those PCI bridge vendors who expect the thermally useable i960RP
>(1997?) to impact their bread and butter parts,  might consider the above.
>
>Philip Decker
>Sarasota, Florida
>
Mitch Kahn
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