Memory chip is the specific application of the concept of embedded system chip in the storage industry. Therefore, both system chip and memory chip realize multi-function and high performance by embedding software in a single chip, as well as support for a variety of protocols, a variety of hardware and different applications.
Operation method
ASIC technology to implement memory chips
Main applications
Enterprise storage system applications
Development prospects
The future value of memory chips
Operation method
For the storage industry, memory chips are mainly productized in two ways.
1, ASIC technology to achieve memory chips
ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) has been widely used in the storage and networking industry. In addition to significantly increasing the system processing power and speeding up product development, ASICs are more suitable for mass-produced products and complete standardized designs based on fixed requirements. In the storage industry, ASICs are often used to implement certain functions of storage product technology, to be used as gas pedals, or to alleviate the degradation of overall system performance caused by the excessive load on the CPU caused by the large number of operations of various optimization techniques.
2. Implementation of memory chip based on FPGA Technology
FPGA (field programmable gate array) is the highest level of application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Compared with ASIC, FPGA can further shorten the design cycle, reduce the design cost and have higher design flexibility. When the completed design needs to be changed, the redesign time of ASIC is usually calculated in months, while the redesign of FPGA is calculated in hours. This makes FPGA have unparalleled market response speed compared with other technology platforms.