JEDED Standard No. 21C
Page 4.20.21-6
Release 22 Revision 1.0
CKE[1:0] IN
Active
High
CKE HIGH activates, and CKE LOW deactivates internal clock signals, and device input buffers and
output drivers of the SDRAMs. Taking CKE LOW provides PRECHARGE POWER-DOWN and
SELF REFRESH operation (all banks idle), or ACTIVE POWER DOWN (row ACTIVE in any bank).
Connected to the registering clock driver on 72b-SO-RDIMMs, connected to DRAMs on 72b-SO-
CDIMMs and 72b-SO-DIMMs.
S_n[3:0] IN
Active
Low
Enables the command decoders for the associated rank of SDRAM when low and disables
decoders when high. When decoders are disabled, new commands are ignored and previous
operations continue. Connected to SDRAMs on 72b-SO-CDIMMs and 72b-SO-DIMMs. For 72b-
SO-RDIMMs, other combinations of these input signals perform unique functions, including
disabling all outputs (except CKE and ODT) of the register(s) on the DIMM or accessing internal
control words in the register device(s). For modules with two registers, S[3:2] operate similarly to
S[1:0] for the second set of register outputs or register control words.
ODT[1:0] IN
Active
High
On-Die Termination control signals. Connected to SDRAMs on 72b-SO-CDIMMs and 72b-SO-
DIMMs, connected to the registering clock driver on 72b-SO-RDIMMs.
RAS_n,
CAS_n,
WE_n
IN
Active
Low
When sampled at the positive rising edge of the clock, CAS_n, RAS_n, and WE_n define the
operation to be executed by the SDRAM. Connected to SDRAMs on 72b-SO-CDIMMs and 72b-SO-
DIMMs, connected to the registering clock driver on 72b-SO-RDIMMs.
V
REFDQ
Supply Reference voltage for DQ0-DQ63 and CB0-CB7.
V
REFCA
Supply
Reference voltage for A0-A15, BA0-BA2, RAS_n, CAS_n, WE_n, S0_n, S1_n, CKE0, CKE1,
Par_In, ODT0 and ODT1.
BA[2:0] IN —
Selects which SDRAM bank of eight is activated.
BA0 - BA2 define to which bank an Active, Read, Write or Precharge command is being applied.
Bank address also determines mode register is to be accessed during an MRS cycle. Connected to
SDRAMs on 72b-SO-CDIMMs and 72b-SO-DIMMs, connected to the registering clock driver on
72b-SO-RDIMMs.
A[15:13,
12/BC_n,11,
10/AP,9:0]
IN —
Provided the row address for Active commands and the column address and Auto Precharge bit for
Read/Write commands to select one location out of the memory array in the respective bank. A10 is
sampled during a Precharge command to determine whether the Precharge applies to one bank
(A10 LOW) or all banks (A10 HIGH). If only one bank is to be precharged, the bank is selected by
BA. A12 is also utilized for BL 4/8 identification for ‘’BL on the fly’’ during CAS command. The
address inputs also provide the op-code during Mode Register Set commands. Connected to
SDRAMs on 72b-SO-CDIMMs and 72b-SO-DIMMs, connected to the registering clock driver on
72b-SO-RDIMMs.
DQ[63:0],
CB[7:0]
I/O — Data and Check Bit Input/Output pins
DM[8:0] IN
Active
High
Masks write data when high, issued concurrently with input data.
V
DD
, V
SS
Supply Power and ground for the DDR SDRAM input buffers and core logic.
V
TT
Supply Termination Voltage for Address/Command/Control/Clock nets.
DQS_t[17:0] I/O
Positive
Edge
Positive line of the differential data strobe for input and output data.
DQS_c[17:0] I/O
Negative
Edge
Negative line of the differential data strobe for input and output data.
SA[1:0] IN —
These signals are tied at the system planar to either V
SS
or V
DDSPD
to configure the serial SPD
EEPROM address range.
SDA I/O —
This bidirectional pin is used to transfer data into or out of the SPD EEPROM. A resistor must be
connected from the SDA bus line to V
DDSPD
on the system planar to act as a pullup.
SCL IN —
This signal is used to clock data into and out of the SPD EEPROM. A resistor may be connected
from the SCL bus time to V
DDSPD
on the system planar to act as a pullup.
Table 4 — Registered DIMM Input/Output Functional Description (Cont’d)
Symbol Type Polarity Function