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DRAM CHIP [1 record]

Record 1 1997-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A chip that stores instructions and data temporarily while calculations are under way in the microprocessor.

CONT

the dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips that make up the frame buffer can be accessed by only one processor - the host processor or the graphics chip - at a time, and the i/o port used for this access must also serve as the port for the refresh data sent constantly to the screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
OBS

Voir mémoire DRAM.

Spanish

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